Word: les
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...small boy on the other side of the room walked over to one of the singers and began pounding him on the backside. "This is a lousy funny," he said, pointing at Les Miserables...
...Poulenc: Les Biches (Paris Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Roger Désormière; London). Impudent musical commentary on I'amour, composed for a ballet by one of France's gayest composers. Superbly played...
...Strange Ones. Striking adaptation of Jean Cocteau's Les Enfants Terribles; the story of an adolescent brother & sister living in a world of their own (TIME, July...
...partner in this selection, Alicia Markova, is a lyrical performer. Although she chose a less exacting and less exciting variation, The Sugar Plum Fairy, her technique was flawless. To Les Sylphides, she brought more spirit and charm; Michel Fokine's choreography includes a series of tours en l'air which Markova handled beautifully. At one point, however, she tangled with Paula Lloyd who is a more angular, energetic dancer, and who is not particularly well suited to this genre of ballet...
...Les Demoiselles de la Nuit, a premiere for Boston, was the most enjoyable selection of the program. From the humorous antics of cats to the tragedy of a human-feline love, Roland Petit's ballet is both original and dramatic. Tall and tensile Mary Ellen Moylan conveyed the struggle of her love, arching and pawing with convincing quickness and grace. Her costume, as well as those of the ensemble, and the scenery contributed to the frenzied effect...