by Linda on March 9, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go If: Girly and funny stories with plenty of romance, ribbons and happy endings are your thing and you simply can’t get enough of Ashton. You are bringing your kids or friends to see a ballet for the first time and need something light and fluffy to start with. Skip [...]
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Elssler pas de deux,
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by Emilia on June 22, 2009
Is this ballet for you? Go if: You are tired of white ballets and of seeing male dancers perennially overshadowed by the ballerina. Mayerling, a tale of a crown prince’s descent into madness and murder, definitely puts the man on the spot. Think Hamlet with guns in lieu of swords & added drugs and you [...]
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Madness,
Marie Larisch,
Mary Vetsera,
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Nicholas Georgiadis,
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