The children and, especially, the mice lit up the first-act party; the second act, which is more for the adults in the audience, lacked virtuosity. There was, however, magic in the mezzanine, where a Boston Ballet volunteer in a mouse suit shimmied and twirled her tail and hugged kids while posing for photo ops. It was one of the best performances of the day.
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- Photos: Boston Ballet presents Black & White (2010)
Boston Ballet's reprise of Jiří Kylián’s Black & White
- The BIBC, 'Next Generation,' and more of Boston Ballet's 'Balanchine/Robbins'
It's been a busy week and a half. The first ever Boston International Ballet Competition took place May 12-16 at John Hancock Hall, climaxing with a gala awards ceremony and performance last Monday. On Wednesday, at the Opera House, Boston Ballet presented its second annual "Next Generation" performance.
- Festival Ballet's emotional, sensual Carmen
Although the gypsy girl Carmen is most familiar from the 1875 opera of that name by Georges Bizet, local audiences have also become acquainted with the Carmen performed by Festival Ballet, which was commissioned by them and first appreciated in the 2003-04 season.
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Out and about with the star of the Boston Ballet holiday show
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- Photos: Boston Ballet's Nutcracker at the Opera House
Boston Ballet stages The Nutcracker at the Opera House through December 30, 2012.
- Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker gets a makeunder
From November 23 through December 30, an expected 90,000 audience members will slide into seats at the Boston Opera House to take in The Nutcracker , a 42-year tradition for Boston Ballet and the result of countless hours of preparation — and not just for the dancers perfecting their moves in rehearsal rooms.
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Boston Ballet's stunning re-visioned Nutcracker is the best $2 million–plus investment this company has ever made.
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Boston Ballet performs their ''All Kylián'' program at the Boston Opera House through March 17, 2013.
- Light waves: Boston Ballet's ''All Kylián''
A dead tree hanging upside down overhead, with a spotlight slowly circling it. A piano on stilts on one side of the stage, an ice sculpture's worth of bubble wrap on the other.
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Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker is a local hallmark of the holiday season.
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