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An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala. 

With Contrasts, the Mariinsky dancers are put under a multifaceted microscope. 

The Mariinsky’s Fountain of Bakchisarai fails to inspire.

Ratmansky's Concerto DSCH proves the perfect show opener, before the Mariinsky Ballet reclaims Sasha Waltz's Sacre.

Nadezhda Batoeva , a younger generation ballerina at the mariinsky, excels as Cinderella, in an otherwise disapointing production, performed here at BAM , New York City.

Prokofiev’s Cinderella is not the easiest ballet to love. In his Romeo and Juliet a timeless story and lush, action-driven score ensure that even mediocre productions are heartbreaking.