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The Slutcracker : Ballet meets Burlesque
” It’s impossible to believe that the very first performance of Tchaikovsky‘s most famous ballet in 1892 was a flop. The poor ballerina who was dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy was criticised for being “corpulent” and “podgy”. We not sure if that critic was alive now and saw Vanessa White’s new production what…
Streaming Stephen Sondheim
There is enough Sondheim online these days to keep most fans happy : here’s what we will be watching this coming weekend to take our minds off the Lockdown The Inspiration for Sondheim’s SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Georges Seurat‘s painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. The plot revolves around…