Ballet mesmerizes with refreshing spin on classic
Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White shines with its contemporary rendition of the beloved fable.
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Ballet Preljocaj — Snow White Friday March 23-Sunday March 25 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion There’s Mirror, Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman, and then there’s Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White. Clearly, Snow White is in right now, but artistic director Angelin Preljocaj presents the classic story in ways you’ve never seen before. The contemporary French dance […]
Visions and Voices presents Ballet for the 21st Century
Ballet for the 21st Century, an event put on by Visions and Voices Thursday in Bovard, included Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall of the New York City Ballet. They performed two modern masterworks, Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain and Liturgy.
Restored film takes a twist on fairy tale
In 2009, the digitally restored print of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s classic, The Red Shoes, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. This marked the final chapter in a seven-year restoration effort led by Martin Scorsese and longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker. Last July, a copy of the print was released by Criterion on DVD and […]