North American premiere of Caniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde is gripping

Kansas City Ballet in Val Caniparoli's Jekyll and Hyde

Cameron Thomas as Hyde and Gavin Abercrombie as Jekyll in Jekyll and Hyde

By Hilary Stroh, 15 October 2023

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“The patients, in shapeless white gowns, pushed their institutional beds on stage, faces hidden”

Reviewed at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City on 13 October 2023

Jekyll & Hyde (Val Caniparoli)

Kansas City Ballet

Jim French, Lighting Designer

Cameron Thomas, Dancer

Gavin Abercrombie, Dancer

Emily Mistretta, Dancer

Amanda DeVenuta, Dancer

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.