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Les Grands Ballets open the new season with Kylián's Kaguyahime

By Pia Savoie, 17 October 2015
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Reviewed at Place des Arts: Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal on 15 October 2015
Programme
Kaguyahime (Jiří Kylián)
Performers
Les Grands Ballets
Gradimir Pankov, Director
Reigakusha, Traditional Ensemble
Sarah Kingston, Dancer
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Pia Savoie
Pia Savoie
Pia Savoie is professionally trained in ballet and modern dance, with a background in hip hop and gymnastics. She is currently the editor of a high traffic lifestyle blog and is completing her BA in communications and cultural studies at Concordia University in Montreal.