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An enthralling Giselle opens the Kansas City Ballet season

Kaleena Burks (Giselle) and Andrew Vecseri (Albrecht)
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Kaleena Burks (Giselle)
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
KC Ballet Dancers in Giselle
© Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
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“the sisterhood themselves, implacable veiled anti-brides, were intense and terrifying”
Reviewed at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City on 14 October 2022
Giselle (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Devon Carney)
Kansas City Ballet
Kaleena Burks, Dancer
Andrew Vecseri, Dancer
Taryn Mejia, Dancer
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