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Tyson Clark and artists of Boston Ballet in Jorma Elo's 'Carmen'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

Past and present in dynamic conversation: Boston Ballet’s ‘Carmen’

Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston, MA.March 28, 2024. I’ve noticed something intriguing in ballet programs presented in recent years: two hours or...

Emily Hoff and Boston Ballet in Lex Ishimoto's 'What Happens If...'. Photo by Brooke Trisolini, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Boston Ballet’s ‘Process and Progress’: A capstone program

Available through www.bostonballet.org.May 12-26, 2021. The 2020-21 season has been anything but easy for dance companies. Yet, in their own ways, they’ve found...

Boston Ballet's Paulo Arrais and Lia Cirio in Jorma Elo's 'Bach Cello Suites'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Now and then: Boston Ballet’s ‘Celebrating Jorma Elo’

February 25-March 7.Through bostonballet.org/bbatyourhome. Dance doesn’t exist in a vacuum, evidently enough; what came before is either a foundation or something to...

Addie Tapp and Boston Ballet in 'Giselle'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Classical simplicity: Boston Ballet’s ‘Giselle’

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. September 19, 2019. The curtains rose on the first performance of Giselle on June 28, 1841, at the...

Karine Seneca in August Bournonville's 'La Sylphide'. Photo by Sabi Varga, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Bournonville 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...

Paulo Arrais and Misa Kuranaga in John Cranko's 'Romeo & Juliet'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Boston 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,...

Boston Ballet in 'Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy Boston Ballet.

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Boston 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”,...

Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen's 'The Nutcracker'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Boston Ballet’s Mikko Nissinen’s ‘The Nutcracker’: Presenting the old anew

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. Friday, November 25. Have you ever considered attending a certain dance performance, but then thought “Meh, I’ve...

Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen's 'The Nutcracker'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor.

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Holiday Magic, Joy and Grandeur – Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen’s ‘The Nutcracker’

Boston Opera House. December 2015. Something magical often happens around the holidays – people come together in shared joy, no matter what...

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Valentina Kozlova’s Boston International Ballet Competition

By Laura Di Orio. The Boston International Ballet Competition (BIBC), founded by former international ballet star Valentina Kozlova, returns for its second...