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A study in jealousy: US première of Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale

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“what we had was a magnificent descent into mental instability”
Reviewed at Kennedy Center: Opera House, Washington on 19 January 2016
The Winter's Tale (Christopher Wheeldon)
National Ballet of Canada
Jacquelin Barrett, Director
Bob Crowley, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Anna Délicia Trévien, Director
Natasha Katz, Lighting Designer
Daniel Brodie, Video
Basil Twist
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Piotr Stanczyk, Dancer
Hannah Fischer, Dancer
Harrison James, Dancer
Jillian Vanstone, Dancer
Naoya Ebe, Dancer
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