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Timeless Tragedy: The Royal Danish Ballet Brings August Bournonville’s La Sylphide to Lincoln Center

For all the talk of them being the happiest of dancers, the Danes seem oddly at home in tragedy. It was impossible not to notice how markedly downbeat the Royal Danish Ballet’s program was on Friday. We again saw The … Continue reading

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The Old, the New, and the Ugly: The Royal Danish Ballet’s Opening Night at Lincoln Center

Given that the Royal Danish Ballet’s current New York season is its first in 23 years, one would assume the opening-night program was selected with great care. And how best to reintroduce the company to American audiences? With a revered … Continue reading

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