SFB's Swan Lake reveals a Flock of Stars

Von Wiebke Schuster, 21 Februar 2016

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“The 30 corps dancers ... are the punctuation, the commas, full-stops and exlamation points”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 19 Februar 2016

Schwanensee (Helgi Tomasson)

San Francisco Ballet

Anita Paciotti, Tanz

Alexander Reneff-Olson, Tanz

Yuan Yuan Tan, Tanz

Tiit Helimets, Tanz

Cordula Merks, Violine

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Weitere Kritiken...

Wiebke Schuster

San Francisco Ballet's corps is a flock of stars in Tomasson's Swan Lake