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Friday night's audience witnessed Ashong's interpretation of modern themes in the show's script and choreography. Scenes depicting police brutality, black self-deprecation, the place of religion and the immigrant experience were punctuated by ballet, soliloquy and fast-moving dance segments...
...Sonia didn't make it, and she's my idol. Andwe didn't sell out," Goff said. "But we treatedthe subject of black art with integrity, and wemade a joyful noise. So, in that sense, we didexactly what I had hoped for."CrimsonGeoffrey A. FowlerRHYTHM IN MOTION: Ballet segments, aswell as step dancing and rapping embodied "TheCelebration of the Black Artistic Experience,"part of the weekend festival...
...frame of a large-scale model of Drosselmeyer's toy theater from Act One, and each act has its own specific backdrop--pretty, if stereotypical (e.g., golden pagodas for the Chinese/tea dance, onion-domed places for the Russian), like the music and costumes--making each seem like a miniature ballet in itself...
...only gets in the way--especially at the end of the party, when Clara falls asleep holding the nutcracker, and the nephew takes it from her, ruining our sense of the bond between the girl and her godfather. Thankfully, the nephew doesn't return for the rest of the ballet...
...Boston Ballet's production meets expectations as a colorful and appealing version of the holiday classic. Solid dancing, lively storytelling and gorgeous staging make it a spectacle worth watching...