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Two Takes on Shakespeare: Balanchine’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ & Frederick Ashton’s ‘The Dream’

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Balletomanes, an argumentative bunch, are always making judgments by way of comparison. They might debate whether George Balanchine’s or Michel Fokine’s is the better Firebird, whether Gillian Murphy or Sara Mearns is New York’s best Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, or … Continue reading →

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