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...Though retaining traditional elements, Boston Ballet’s production follows George Balanchine’s neoclassical choreography of “Coppélia.” The ballet was originally cast in 1974 for Patricia McBride (Swanilda) and Helgi Tomasson (Frantz), two of Balanchine’s greatest stars in the New York City Ballet. This spring, Judith Fugate staged “Coppélia” for two of Boston’s own stars: Misa Kuranaga and Nelson Madrigal...
...this second act that Léo Delibes is truly distinguished as a dancer’s composer. His symphonic score faithfully highlights the ballet’s plotline while drawing upon national themes and adding whimsical sound effects to hold the attention of the audience. Though conducting for ballet is notoriously difficult, Maestro Jonathon McPhee skillfully led the Boston Ballet Orchestra while paying close attention to the dancers on the stage...
...intimacy is supposed to be the biggest draw though, according to Dein. “This is a circus that you can enjoy because the performers are that close to you and you feel that they are performing just...
There is no “competitive dance” tab on the Harvard University Athletics website home page. Click around a little, though, and you’ll eventually find the Crimson Dance Team (CDT) and the Harvard Ballroom Dance Team (HBDT) listed among the club sports—along with figure skating, capoeira, and Harvard’s own Quidditch team...
...pretty much limited to two players: the NBA’s LeBron James and MLB’s Joe Mauer. Both were MVPs of their respective leagues last season. Both are straight out of high school, phenoms who skipped college to go straight to the pros—though both had the talent to play Division I football. (The only athlete to ever be named USA Today’s Player of the Year in two sports, Mauer turned down an offer from Florida State.) In the course of their amateur and professional careers, neither has strayed from his home...