North American premiere of Caniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde is gripping

Kansas City Ballet in Val Caniparoli's Jekyll and Hyde

Cameron Thomas as Hyde and Gavin Abercrombie as Jekyll in Jekyll and Hyde

Von Hilary Stroh, 15 Oktober 2023

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“The patients, in shapeless white gowns, pushed their institutional beds on stage, faces hidden”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, am 13 Oktober 2023

Jekyll & Hyde (Val Caniparoli)

Kansas City Ballet

Jim French, Licht

Cameron Thomas, Tanz

Gavin Abercrombie, Tanz

Emily Mistretta, Tanz

Amanda DeVenuta, Tanz

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*****

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Terez Rose, 26th February

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****1

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****1

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****1

Ballet West, The Joyce

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***11

Richmond Ballet

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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.