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ABT's The Golden Cockerel is a Triumph of the Storyteller's Art

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“a great story that weaves farce, tragedy, exotic music, and outstanding stagecraft”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 1 June 2017
The Golden Cockerel (Alexei Ratmansky)
American Ballet Theatre
Skylar Brandt, Dancer
Jeffrey Cirio, Dancer
Joseph Gorak, Dancer
Stella Abrera, Dancer
Roman Zhurbin, Dancer
James Whiteside, Dancer
Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet
****1
American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York
****1
A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York
****1
NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun
****1
NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience
*****
Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused
***11
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