Word: ballets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...George Chaffee Room will be the new home of the University's collection on the history of the ballet--"one of the finest in the country." according to William B. Van Loanop '29, curator of the Theatre Collection. Drawings and prints will picture the ballet from the 16th century to the present...
...Ballet Russe, in town for its one week curtsey to the cultural center of the world, opened Monday with three old standbys and an extra Pas de Deux thrown in for kicks. It was a nice gesture, but it didn't make up for the loss of ballerinas of Danilova's calibre...
Swan Lake, The Nutcracker Suite, Scheherazade, and the Grand Pas de Deux from Don Quixote all combined to prove one thing: that the Ballet Russe no longer has the outstanding prima ballerinas which once made it the greatest company in the world. They have instead a group of young and graceful principals, many of whom are technically excellent, but none of whom have the faculty of complete abandonment which makes for inspiring classical ballet...
...Deux and the dancers' individual variations were the high points of the evening. Yvette Chauvire and Leon Danielian also did a fine job as the Swan Queen and the Prince in Swan Lake, but for anyone who has seen the Sadler's Wells full-length production, the Ballet Russe's version is always a frustrating experience...
Though much improved in the past few years, the chorus still does not have the perfect precision which used to be synonymous with the Ballet Russe. The orchestra, however, conducted by Paul Strauss, was excellent, as was the scenery throughout the performance...