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The Peony Pavilion Blends Kunqu Opera and Classical Ballet with Mixed Results

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 12 July 2015
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“The most successful aspects are the ones that hew most closely to the Kunqu operatic tradition.”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 9 July 2015
Programme
The Peony Pavilion (Fei Bo)
Performers
National Ballet of China
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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.