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All posts tagged "Boston Ballet"
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3.6KReviewsA classic that breaks out of the classical mold: Boston Ballet’s Coppélia
Boston Opera House, Boston, MA. March 21, 2019. When you think of a classical story ballet, what comes to mind? Fairies, princes...
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3.2KReviewsCreating moods: Boston Ballet dancing ‘Full on Forsythe’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 7, 2019. How does watching dance make you feel? Well, you might say, it depends on...
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5.3KDance HealthIs dance worth it?
One standard by which we can measure the merit of a pursuit is if the end goal is met. Arguably, the most...
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5.2KDance HealthHandling Injury, Part II: Carolyn Paine
“Out of adversity comes opportunity,” goes an old saying. Carolyn Paine, director/choreographer of CONNetic Dance (Hartford, CT), seems to have found the...
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5.0KReviewsTheatricality, fun and humor in Boston Ballet’s ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 29, 2018. The Nutcracker is a tale with a long tradition of telling, far and wide....
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3.5KDance HealthHoliday presence: The gift that keeps on giving
The holiday season has arrived, and for many of us, the first thought beyond travel plans or vacation is often presents or...
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3.9KFeature ArticlesWhat was your favorite highlight of 2018?
Can you believe that the end of another year is quickly approaching? Time can go so fast, and rather than let it...
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12.3KDance HealthAttention dancers: Please do this now!
Dance Informa asked 10 of the world’s most active dance medicine and science experts to name one thing they really, really wish...
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3.8KFeature ArticlesBoston’s Urbanity Dance expands it spaces
Space to dance in, freely and fully – finding it, and holding on to it, is a never-ending dance-world challenge. Sometimes (seeming)...
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3.8KReviewsBournonville and Boston Ballet’s ‘La Sylphide’: Less can truly be more
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. May 25, 2018. “Less can be more,” – an arguably cliche phrase that, unfortunately enough, is preached...
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5.5KFeature ArticlesBoston Dance Alliance honors Dr. Lyle Micheli, dance medicine ‘unsung hero’
Dance training can make heavy demands on the body, particularly at the competitive team, pre-professional, and professional levels. It can be incredibly...
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4.1KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Classic Balanchine’: Seeing the classics with clear eyes
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. May 17, 2018. George Balanchine – arguably the one individual most responsible for the American ballet aesthetic....
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4.2KDance Studio OwnerStep by step: Dancing with growth spurts
That “gawky” feeling – when limbs feel too long for one’s body, as if not really their own. In the pre-teen and...
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5.4KReviewsBoston Ballet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Worlds of the classics
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 17, 2018. There’s certainly something to be said for adapting classic tales for the modern era,...
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5.3KReviewsOptical illusions and reality in Boston Ballet’s ‘Parts in Suite’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 10, 2018. A striking thing about dance can be how some things are optical illusion, and...
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11.6KFeature ArticlesBuild it, and they will come: Updating ‘The Nutcracker’
The Nutcracker – a beloved holiday classic that graces stages across the nation, and across the world. Come December, Tchaikovsky’s iconic scores...
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8.0KFeature ArticlesReal-life pas de deux: Dancer couples share their love stories this Valentine’s
In many classical ballets, Broadway shows and contemporary works, there is a love story. Two characters, with passion, find each other, and...
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6.1KTips & Advice5 tips from the pros for keeping your New Year’s resolutions going strong
Let’s face it; we’ve all been there. Each January, we set lofty goals for ourselves to last the year long, then two...
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5.3KFeature ArticlesBallet meets hip hop in ‘The Brooklyn Nutcracker’
The Brooklyn Nutcracker, created and performed by Brooklyn Ballet, is a tribute and love story to the borough the company calls home....
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4.8KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’: The grandeur of warmth
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 24, 2017. When it comes to art, there are so many ways we can define “grand”,...
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6.6KFeature ArticlesWhat’s it like to lead a ballet company for 58 years? Herci Marsden knows.
The State Ballet of Rhode Island (SBRI) is celebrating an incredible accomplishment that very few regional ballet companies have the privilege of...
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5.1KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Obsidian Tear’: Dancing away from the pack
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 3, 2017. The tension between the will of the individual and that of the group is...
