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...Royal Danish Ballet is one of dance's most venerable institutions. With a 200-year history, the Danes claim the oldest continuous tradition in ballet, except for the Paris Opera, and their dancers are renowned for crisp footwork and ineffable lightness. They still have a few surprises tucked away, however, as audiences at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center learned last week when the visiting company unveiled Choreographer Flemming Flindt's Triumph of Death-and even undressed a few of the dancers...
...Flindt stuffy. The Lesson, his choreographic debut, was a startlingly effective piece about a psychopathic ballet master. Although Flindt has kept the cherished classics like La Sylphide and Napoli well polished, he has introduced the "modern feet" of Paul Taylor and Murray Louis. Trying to inject more reality in Danish ballet, he decided on a more sexual, dynamic, aggressive approach. One result was Triumph of Death, inspired by Ionesco's play Jeux de Massacre. When word leaked that it called for nudity, many feared for the Danes' long heritage of restrained artistry. Never before had a major classical...
...Denmark this balletic theater of the absurd is said to draw an enthusiastic young audience. Certainly it is harmless, if overly long. Those who really want to sample typical Danish dancing are better advised to see Flindt's imaginative choreography in the leafy setting of Vivaldi's Four Seasons...
...defense was Boston's strong point last year and it seems better than ever with the return of iron man Alan Wooler of West Ham, Danish and Scottish leagues star Henning Boel, and player-assistant coach Paddy Greenwood, a member of the championship team of two years...
...Danish and Belgian currencies also came under pressure, because Denmark suffers from chronic trade deficits ($128 million in the first nine months of 1975) and Belgium is burdened by an 11% inflation rate. At week's end there was growing concern that one or both might be forced to follow France out of the snake. At the same time, the value of the German mark against other snake currencies threatens to rise above the 4.5% range. There are persistent rumors-denied by German officials-that the nation might once again revalue its currency upward...