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[Mme. Hermine]

A review of the National Ballet of China in 'The Peony Pavilion' by Clifford Bishop in The Independent.

http://www.independe...gh-2341100.html

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The National Ballet of China's The Peony Pavilion may come with pointe shoes, arabesques and a full symphony orchestra, but it shares much of its DNA with traditional Chinese opera. It has the same impact on untutored Western eyes – that of a spectacle as exquisite as it is incomprehensible.

[dirac]

Ros Warby creates a work inspired by "Swan Lake."

http://www.smh.com.a...0820-1j30x.html

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This month, audiences will experience a new take on the classical swan. Dancer Ros Warby will perform Monumental, an intense and, at times, comical solo work about the swan and the soldier - both iconic images in classical ballets.

''I'm a classically trained dancer but I went straight into modern dance,'' Warby says. ''All those years of training and seeing classical ballets as a young dancer have imprinted on my body. So for Monumental, I wanted to articulate the vulnerabilities, strengths and power of the ballerina.''