Word: balletic
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...first work for Australian Dance Theatre in Adelaide. The new artistic director had opted for a contemporary version of Swan Lake, and when a video screen on stage displayed the word begin, nothing could have prepared the audience for the dance explosion that ensued as the worlds of ballet and techno music collided. Stewart's dancers deconstructed the story of Prince Siegfried and his dying swan Odette in T shirts wittily printed with words such as doom, lust, sieg and fried. But more amazing was the way they moved, break-dancing from en pointe to contortionism in a choreography that...
DIED. Ruthanna Boris, 88, wry dancer-choreographer who in the '40s became the first American ballerina to earn top billing with the vaunted Ballet Russe; in El Cerrito, Calif. Famous for her versatility--she shone equally in Swan Lake and Frankie and Johnny--she directed pieces like 1947's Cirque de Deux, a spoof that likened ballet dancers to circus performers...
...Percentage of people who say they don't read: 30% [the same percentage that said "Opal Mehta" was their favorite book] Favorite Mainstage Show: American Grace Favorite Harvard Performance: H.M.S. Pinafore Average number of times per semester a Harvard student goes to the theater: 5 Favorite Fashion Trend: Ballet Flats Band students most want to play here...
...based acrobatic powerhouse, Cirque du Soleil. “The different color schemes” of the show’s 90 or so pieces, says Baird, who is also a Crimson editor, “are supposed to represent the different seasons.” And the mini-ballet performance that opened and closed the show is supposed to be reminiscent of a fantasy ball. In addition to featuring pieces made by famed designers such as Nanette Lepore, student designs took the stage as well. “We had several contributions from student designers...
...Nutcracker, playing until Dec. 30 at Boston’s recently renovated Opera House. After sipping eggnog on the Green Line to Northeastern, sit back and relax as Mother Ginger, Marzipan, and the Sugar Plum Fairies hypnotize you into a psychedelic stupor of lust. Beware, though, as the ballet has a tendency to bring out the worst in the closeted pretentious: should your date say anything about the Boston Ballet’s failure to live up to his/her Lincoln Center expectations, run away as quickly as possible...