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Boston Ballet presents Obsidian Tear and Fifth Symphony of Jean Sibelius

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“shows off, and simultaneously develops, the individual members of the company”
Reviewed at Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston on 3 November 2017
Obsidian Tear (Sir Wayne McGregor)
Fifth Symphony of Jean Sibelius (Jorma Elo)
Boston Ballet
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McGregor’s Deepstaria explores the deepest recesses of the oceans
***11
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***11
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