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Enthralling Thrill of Contact ends Boston Ballet season on high note

By Kathryn Maus, 18 May 2015
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Reviewed at Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston on 15 May 2015
Programme
Theme and Variations (George Balanchine)
The Concert (or, The Perils of Everybody) (Jerome Robbins)
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe)
Performers
Boston Ballet
Jonathan McPhee, Conductor
Boston Ballet Orchestra
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Kathryn Maus
Kathryn Maus
Kathryn is a former dancer and lifelong patron of the arts. She holds a degree in Art History from Tufts University and is currently studying Arts Administration at Boston University while working in higher education fundraising and development.