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  • Who’s afraid of Brigitte Lefèvre? Well Eleonora Abbagnato for one! Drama at the Paris Opera Ballet

    Brigitte Lefèvre, Director of Ballet at the Paris Opera since 1995, will turn 68 later this year. The Paris Opera Ballet obliges ballerinas to leave at 42 with their pension; like it or not, ètoile or corps member, you’re out. Lefèvre carries on, even though she is past the retirement age for French national institutions. Maybe concerned that…

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    Critics Round-up: New York City Ballet’s Ocean’s Kingdom

    The review headlines ran “That Sinking Feeling”, “Soggy Ocean Kingdom”, “All Wet” – you get the idea. But this was Sir Paul McCartney‘s début in the world of ballet, the company was the great Yew York City Ballet, Sir Paul’s famous daughter, designer Stella, was doing costumes, and Peter Martins the choreography. So a lot of red carpet,…

  • Rats! No ballet in 3-D ‘Nutcracker’

    Says the San Francisco Examiner. While screenjunkies.com write: Finally, someone had the balls to make the holiday film we’ve all been clamoring for: a Nazi-themed version of The Nutcracker. And to top it all off, they’ve given the film a 3D conversion! I love 3D conversions. Though not as much as I love Nazi-themed holiday films. And…

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