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...series opener is 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier,' in which the Tin Soldier (Viktor Plotnikov) pursues a Paper Ballerina (Larissa Ponomarenko) as a Jack-in-the-Box (Yuri Yanowski) tries to thwart their budding love by throwing the Tin Soldier out the window...
...this is replaced by pointless, dull sequences for the corps de ballet, who cross and recross the stage, smiling vacuously. Actually, Cinderella cannot very well dance with her broom because she is shackled by clogs of cartoon ugliness. Even if she is down on her luck, Cinderella is a ballerina and should wear pointe shoes. And dance...
...showcase for the company's talent, stronger among the women than the men. The troupe seems to relish exotic plumage. The Firebird production is a grandiose set-piece, reveling in the folk story instead of flattening it. It also underscores the fact that the Kirov's best ballerina is still Altynai Asylmuratova, 34. In personal beauty and musicality, she is exquisitely refined, but she dances with a boldness that is thrilling. From the moment she leaps onstage, there is no question that this supernatural bird will conquer the evil sorcerer. No mannerisms, no attempt to extract fire...
...modeling agency Pauline's, "but I could easily envision Meryl Streep doing it with her children. Models seem more untouchable. People need glamour; they need to dream." Says designer Isaac Mizrahi: "When my mother was a little girl, she wanted to grow up and be Rita Hayworth or a ballerina. Now all the little girls want to be Linda Evangelista or Naomi Campbell. I don't think girls today want to grow up to be Jennifer Jason Leigh...
However, one ballerina, with Armand heroically partnering three pas de deux, can't save a whole ballet. The nostalgia of "Who Cares?" is a bewildering end to "American Festival...