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Always Check The Pulse Before Assuming Death: Roméo et Juliette Closes Boston Ballet’s 2025 Season

The last time I saw Romeo and Juliet was John Cranko's version by Boston Ballet's in 2018. This (Roméo et Juliette) is not that (Romeo and Juliet). Cranko's version premiered…

Leah Klein 06/06/2025

Boston Dance

Cinderella: Lose Your Slipper Find Your Inner Child

I am not a fairy tale girl. I'm more just a fairies hold the tale person. I grew up on Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and not Cinderella. I…

Leah Klein 03/19/2024

Boston

Boston Ballet’s Our Journey Featuring Works by Justin Peck and Nanine Linning

Boston Ballet’s mixed bill Our Journey is the last contemporary program of the season and one that you will not want to miss. La Mer whose world premiere was on…

Leah Klein 04/08/2023

Boston Ballet in Karole Armitage's Bitches Brew; photo by Gene Schiavone, courtesy Boston Ballet

Arts & Entertainment Dance

Mirror Mirror On the Wall Who's the Fiercest of Them All?

Even though Swan Lake is still on, Boston Ballet's Mirrors has also opened and like Odette and Odile the shows' "personalities" could not be more different. While Swan Lake is a classic…

05/10/2016