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All posts tagged "Boston Ballet"
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4.1KReviewsBournonville and Boston Ballet’s ‘La Sylphide’: Less can truly be more
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. May 25, 2018. “Less can be more,” – an arguably cliche phrase that, unfortunately enough, is preached...
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5.8KFeature ArticlesBoston Dance Alliance honors Dr. Lyle Micheli, dance medicine ‘unsung hero’
Dance training can make heavy demands on the body, particularly at the competitive team, pre-professional, and professional levels. It can be incredibly...
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5.0KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Classic Balanchine’: Seeing the classics with clear eyes
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. May 17, 2018. George Balanchine – arguably the one individual most responsible for the American ballet aesthetic....
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4.5KDance Studio OwnerStep by step: Dancing with growth spurts
That “gawky” feeling – when limbs feel too long for one’s body, as if not really their own. In the pre-teen and...
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5.8KReviewsBoston Ballet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Worlds of the classics
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 17, 2018. There’s certainly something to be said for adapting classic tales for the modern era,...
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5.7KReviewsOptical illusions and reality in Boston Ballet’s ‘Parts in Suite’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 10, 2018. A striking thing about dance can be how some things are optical illusion, and...
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12.7KFeature ArticlesBuild it, and they will come: Updating ‘The Nutcracker’
The Nutcracker – a beloved holiday classic that graces stages across the nation, and across the world. Come December, Tchaikovsky’s iconic scores...
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8.5KFeature ArticlesReal-life pas de deux: Dancer couples share their love stories this Valentine’s
In many classical ballets, Broadway shows and contemporary works, there is a love story. Two characters, with passion, find each other, and...
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6.3KTips & Advice5 tips from the pros for keeping your New Year’s resolutions going strong
Let’s face it; we’ve all been there. Each January, we set lofty goals for ourselves to last the year long, then two...
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5.6KFeature ArticlesBallet meets hip hop in ‘The Brooklyn Nutcracker’
The Brooklyn Nutcracker, created and performed by Brooklyn Ballet, is a tribute and love story to the borough the company calls home....
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5.1KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’: The grandeur of warmth
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 24, 2017. When it comes to art, there are so many ways we can define “grand”,...
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7.1KFeature ArticlesWhat’s it like to lead a ballet company for 58 years? Herci Marsden knows.
The State Ballet of Rhode Island (SBRI) is celebrating an incredible accomplishment that very few regional ballet companies have the privilege of...
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5.6KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Obsidian Tear’: Dancing away from the pack
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 3, 2017. The tension between the will of the individual and that of the group is...
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9.7KFeature Articles7 hottest dance convention teachers of the 2017-18 season
Heading to a convention can be such a valuable opportunity for growing dancers. You can take tons of classes from just about...
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6.0KFeature ArticlesADC|IBC and Houston Ballet Academy’s journey to a successful partnership
The American Dance Competition | International Ballet Competition (ADC|IBC), is an annual youth ballet competition that takes place each spring in Florida....
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5.3KFeature ArticlesJeffrey and Lia Cirio’s Cirio Collective strives for exploration through collaboration
In summer 2015, brother and sister duo Jeffrey and Lia Cirio, principal dancers with American Ballet Theatre and Boston Ballet, respectively, started...
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5.2KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’: Classicism in 2017
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. April 29, 2017. We’re in an age with an enormous amount of content – more podcasts, talk...
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7.8KInterviewsVassiliev Academy of Classical Ballet: Newcomer to the NYC training scene
Internationally acclaimed Russian principal ballet dancer Andrei Vassiliev directs the Vassiliev Academy of Classical Ballet (VACB). This Academy has been in its...
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4.5KReviewsAll’s fair in art: Boston Ballet’s ‘Wings of Wax’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 23, 2017. “All’s fair in love and war,” they say. One could add art to that...
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4.8KReviewsBoston Ballet presents William Forsythe’s ‘Artifact’: Beyond binary
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. February 23, 2017. Post-modern art grew from socio-political shifts of post-World War II western society. Some claim...
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12.2KFeature ArticlesWilliam Forsythe at Boston Ballet: ‘Artifact’ and More
“What, really, is art?” seems to be a never-ending question, one that no one has been able to answer concisely and matter-of-factly....
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5.5KReviewsBoston Ballet’s Mikko Nissinen’s ‘The Nutcracker’: Presenting the old anew
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. Friday, November 25. Have you ever considered attending a certain dance performance, but then thought “Meh, I’ve...
