Beautiful Decay

Von Hilary Stroh, 30 November 2017

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“a vision of kinesthetic empathy so profound as to move one to tears”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, am 29 November 2017

Beautiful Decay (Nicolo Fonte)

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Tulsa Ballet has only toured internationally six times in their 70 year history. This year, they wrapped up in Bonn, the lucky city to host From Ballet to Broadway.

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Ballet West, The Joyce

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 13th October

Once again, kudos to Adam Sklute and Ballet West for putting on a program of mostly new or recent works created for the company.

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Angel Corella’s Pennsylvania Ballet at the Joyce

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Ballet West: new works for NY

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Ballet West provided a rare treat by programming all recent and new works by Matthew Neenan, Nicolo Fonte, Helen Pickett and Val Caniparoli in the company's New York engagement.

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In this world-premiere work, which opens Opera Philadelphia's Festival O23, composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch dramatize and deconstruct the true story of Nellie Bly's commitment to a mental asylum.

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Opera Philadelphia explores the lingering trauma of war

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Director and star Johnathan McCullough gives a riveting performance as a young man scarred by his experiences on the battlefield.

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.

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