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Jo Kanamori; Natalia Makarova; Marius Petipa; Maurice Béjart; The Tokyo Ballet; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino; Joëlle Roustand; Roger Bernard
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Zwischen Alt und Neu: Shades of Blue and White am Stuttgarter Ballett

The Seventh Symphony: Aoi Sawano und Vincent Travnicek © Roman Novitzky
Das Stuttgarter Ballett demonstriert wieder einmal, wie sehr es sich der Tradition verpflichtet fühlt, manchmal mehr, als ihm guttut.
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Paquita and Petite Mort find lasting appeal at ABT

Chloe Misseldine in Paquita © Steven Pisano
American Ballet Theatre perform a triple bill in which Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort was the stand out piece.
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Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère: a night to remember in Oslo

Norwegian National Ballet in Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère © Erik Berg
Norwegian National Ballet gives a marvellous rendition of Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère. Opening night in Oslo was a strong argument for its place in any season, displaying ballet escapism at its best.
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ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Chloe Misseldine as Nikiya and Joo Won Ahn as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades © Steven Pisano
ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet. 
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Kingdom of the Shades is a company's ultimate test

Hee Seo as Nikiya and Isaac Hernández as Solor in La Bayadère © Emma Zordan
Artistic Director, Susan Jaffe, reviving the Kingdom of the Shades for ABT’s Fall Season was both a testament to her trust in her company, and also a test.
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Norwegian National Ballet: strong and harmonious, especially the corps

Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken and Simon Regourd in Swan Lake Act 2 © Erik Berg
Norwegian National Ballet return to the classics with surprising ease.
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