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...ballet laboriously tells of the Prince's (Viktor Plotnikov) search for a true Princess and his test of an unkempt but overly sensitive girl (Natasha Akhmanova) who feels a pea hidden under twenty matrresses...
...Nightingale,' the second ballet in the series and a world-premiere, is the most conceptually interesting of the pieces. It is the only one that succeeds in transporting the audience to another world, magical and captivating. The title character (Adrianna Suarez) sings only for her Emperor (Paul Thrussell) and is forced to leave when he finds a Mechanical Nightingale (Pollyana Ribeiro) to replace her. But the new bird eventually breaks down, and the prince is broken-hearted and alone...
...exotic Nightingale, exuding a mysterious aura complemented by her technical prowess and distinctive style. As she goes on pointe while curving her back and spreading her arms, she need not sing to bring the vision of the Nightingale to life. Her solo moments are the high points of the ballet...
Playing the vague figure of Death, Robert Wallace is the most convincing antagonist of the three ballets. Along with dark figures running on stage called The Past (played by students of the Boston Ballet School), Wallace frightens and enchants at the same time. Ribeiro is delightful as the Mechanical Nightingale, with her precise movements. She is a cold, elegant wind-up doll, entertaining the Prince with the same repetitive moves until they are comical...
...final ballet, the world premiere of 'The Princess and the Pea,' has the same festive yet unremarkable quality of 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier'. It saved from absolute mediocrity only by a troop of adorable dancing mattresses and one hilarious performance...