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...DANCE THEATRE of Harlem is known for its broad and electric repertoire, ranging from innovative modern pieces to dance-dramas like "A Streetcar Named Desire" to daring reinterpretations of classical ballets. Just 15 years old, it is considered a peer of leading American companies like The New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater...
DIED. Lew Christensen, 75, pioneer American ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher who had been director or co-director of the San Francisco Ballet since 1952; of a heart attack; in Burlingame, Calif. He started his career in the 1930s as America's first major male star, dancing for George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein in a precursor of today's New York City Ballet. Creator of such popular, diverse works as Filling Station and Con Amore, Christensen, with his dancing brothers Harold and Willam, helped to build the quality of ballet in the western...
Giselle is a shamelessly romantic ballet, taking place in that fictional world where sincere courtship's take only a few minutes to complete. Twentieth century skepticism is out of place here. The ballet can seem shallow, but only if one expects realism. The Boston Ballet has difficulty suspending belief in this fictional world for most of the first act. Rhythmically, the village scene is halting and awkward, reminding us that this is not reality. Even the company's admirable technique does not hide this major flaw...
...Myrta, Queen of the willis, Marie-Christine Mouis is a powerful, ruthless tyrant. She has at her command the entire corps de ballet, a force whose threat stems from their anonymity. The willis are terrifying in their immobility, their lack of individuality and their lack of pity. The corps does admirably with the almost impossible task of moving as one. They transform a group of 16 women into a single deathly, supernatural unit...
...added bonus, the Boston Ballet also presents George Balanchine's Allegro Brilliante as the first part of its program. Constructed on a theme of cadences, the ballet requires both precision and musicality of its dancers. While the corps looks ragged at times, the principal dancers, Mouis and Donn Edwards, excel. Edwards, technically correct and understated in his dancing, unfortunately is overpowered by his partner. Mouis, with a lovely natural line, displays accuracy combined with a sensuous, playful air. While the others dance on the beat, Mouis, presenting an expressive carriage and port de bras, interprets the music and dances with...