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“Racines”—meaning roots—stands as the counterbalance to “Giselle,” the two ballets opening the Paris Opera Ballet’s season this year.
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Was it Benjamin Franklin, that sagacious and witty man, who, on signing the Declaration of Independence that hot July day in 1776, admonished his colleagues that they had better hang together lest they all hang separately? Equally intransigent and rebellious, the American dancers who were their descendants appeared to be moved by this same Franklin-ian impulse toward solidarity and union, even as they declared their independence from the traditions of Europe.“ –José Limón, from An Unfinished Memoir
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              “Racines”—meaning roots—stands as the counterbalance to “Giselle,” the two ballets opening the Paris Opera Ballet’s season this year.
Continue Reading“Giselle” is a ballet cut in two: day and night, the earth of peasants and vine workers set against the pale netherworld of the Wilis, spirits of young women betrayed in love. Between these two realms opens a tragic dramatic fracture—the spectacular and disheartening death of Giselle.
Continue ReadingMichele Wiles’ Park City home is nestled in the back of a wooded neighborhood, hidden from the road by pines and deciduous trees that are currently in the midst of their autumn transformations.
Continue ReadingI joined choreographer and artistic director Cathy Marston over a video call at the end of another day of rehearsals.
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