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Copeland and Mack in the Washington Ballet's 'Swan Lake'
Black and white swans
Misty Copeland and Brooklyn Mack starred in Washington Ballet’s production of Swan Lake. This is the first time an American production of the ballet has cast black dancers as the leading couple.
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Jessica Lang Dance at the Annenberg
Coming home
Like performing at the Super Bowl in front of your home crowd, Doylestown native Jessica Lang introduced her New York-based company to old friends, family, and art enthusiasts at the Annenberg Center.
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Two productions of 'Swan Lake'
The price of a swan
Contrary to what the “experts” say, ballet is neither dead nor dying. It is merely under the sort of spell that can only be broken by love for it.
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Black Grace at the Annenberg Center
Calisthenics as dance
The choreography in Black Grace's program at the Annenberg was a mixed bag, full of exuberance and young promise, yet lacking the heft of a mature artist.
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Prokofiev’s 'Prodigal Son' at the Pennsylvania Ballet (second review)
Loving the prodigal
Prodigal Son is one of only two Balanchine ballets from the Diaghilev period that survive to this day, no doubt because men and women still grapple with sin, evil, and justice, and because sons continue to rebel and fathers to forgive.
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Prokofiev’s 'Prodigal Son' at the Pennsylvania Ballet (first review)
Going home again
The Pennsylvania Ballet Company has grown into a first-class troupe under Artistic Director Angel Corella, as its midwinter program showed.
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The Peek-A-Boo Revue at the Trocadero
Feminine intervention
The Peek-A-Boo Revue represents women who are not mainstream depictions of female sexuality and beauty, therefore providing a counter-narrative to conversations concerning sexual politics.
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BalletX: The process
BalletX is preparing a world-premiere work by Norbert De La Cruz III for its winter show.
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How kids see ‘The Nutcracker' (5th helping)
What’s a duck’s favorite ballet?
Five Decembers have passed since I embarked on a bizarre once-a-year quest to observe how children — specifically, my own grandkids, at The Nutcracker — develop an appreciation for great art. And by golly, I do believe a pattern is emerging.
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BalletX's Fall Series
The effort of creating beauty
The dances by Ballet X are not products so much as they are evidence of direct engagement with the process of creative discovery. The pieces are rough around the edges, daring, spirited, and so much fun.
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