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The Australian Ballet’s “Signature Works,” as a whole, is a compact and varied celebration of dance in the moment.
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World-class review of ballet and dance.
This program of three works by William Forsythe set to the music of James Blake has special meaning for La Scala Ballet. Its opening dance, “Prologue,” was set on the company in 2023, when it premiered with “The Barre Project” and “Blake Work I” under the program title of “Blake Works V.” The program’s return two years later revives its joyful earlier reception. On the final evening of a seven-night run, the program added up to an evening that showed off the company as a whole.
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The Australian Ballet’s “Signature Works,” as a whole, is a compact and varied celebration of dance in the moment.
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Continue ReadingTalk about perfection! While the countdown is on, as Gustavo Dudamel, music director of the world-class Los Angeles Philharmonic, prepares to exit the stage for the New York Philharmonic (a big boohoo), his presence last weekend at Walt Disney Concert Hall further cemented his status as musical genius, tastemaker and catalyst for good.
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