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Balanchine’s Don Quixote—that ambitious, mysterious work that fascinated and confused us all back when it was made in 1965—has just been restaged, by Suzanne Farrell, for the first time since it disappeared from the repertory in 1978. When it was made, Balanchine was 61, Farrell, his newest muse, was 19, and this extraordinary Read More
George Balanchine’s Don Quixote-that ambitious, mysterious work that fascinated and confused us all back when it was made in 1965-has just been restaged, by Suzanne Farrell, for the first time since it disappeared from the repertory in 1978. When it was made, Balanchine was 61, Farrell, his newest muse, was 19, and this extraordinary dance-drama Read More
The great attraction of summer music festivals outside the city is less the tried-and-true repertory than the occasional foray into the unknown. One’s appetite for discovery is whetted by a journey along country roads, map at hand: driving through a pelting rainstorm, say, to hear Don Quixote in Sierra Morena , an operatic rarity by Read More
It’s easy-and fun-to drop in on the Kirov Ballet these days: interesting productions, first-rate dancers, and the fascination of watching a major ballet company reinvent itself. It’s hard, though, to figure out exactly what the company is, because what we get to see is only a modest part of its repertory, and so many of Read More
