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Monday, August 29


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A former dancer writes about a friend with an incurable illness who chose assisted suicide.

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Richard was confined to a wheelchair and spoke only in a whisper. But we connected, sharing about everything from whether medicine or ballet was harder—Richard quickly confirmed it was medicine—to the famed dance-makers he worked with including Eliot Feld, who founded his eponymous troupe after appearing in the original West Side Story movie. At one point, trying to soften Richard's descent into his wheelchair, I said, "plié," which is the mattress-spring of ballet technique. Summoning all that his deteriorating musculature could offer, he landed it with perfection.

 

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Cincinnati Ballet dancers talk about what they did this summer.

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Boris is a 22-year-old dancer in the corps de ballet, the ensemble dancers of a production. The upcoming season will be her third with Cincinnati Ballet, and she currently lives downtown. Boris spent time this summer traveling, first to New York City to participate in a competition and see her family, and then to France and Spain for vacation and a workshop with choreographer William Forsythe.

 

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An interview with the new CEO and executive director of American Ballet Theatre.

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The female-founded American Ballet Theater, established by Lucia Chase, is one of the most revered dance companies—not just in America, but in the world. It’s existed for 80 years and is largely considered a national treasure that’s steeped in tradition and legacy. Janet Rollé’s goal is to maintain the integrity of the classic company while creatively looking for ways to expand the scope of both the audience and dancers. That’s important to consider as the company works to maintain its relevance, she says, because the world has “changed dramatically over the last 30 years.”

 

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