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Angelin Preljocaj's startling new choreography of Shakespeare's tragic star-crossed lovers, set to Sergei Prokofiev's moving score, is brilliantly performed by the Lyon Opera Ballet, widely acclaimed for its stylish and innovative productions. Preljocaj sees the story as a class struggle between Romeo and Juliet with love as the power that can overthrow the established order's oppression.
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Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swan-maiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their deaths thus destroying the evil power of the magician.
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"Mikhail Fokine was Diaghilev's chief choreographer 1909-1914 and he is considered to have been the creator of modern dance. This sparkling Russian gala features four Fokine ballets, all associated with Nijinsky. Recorded live from the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Kirov Ballet brings to life, once again, the full glory of the Ballets Russes"--Kultur's website.
10) The nutcracker
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A Peter Wright production of the ballet, The Nutcracker, performed at Covent Garden.
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Acclaimed dancer-choreographer Akram Khan reimagines the classic ballet for the 21st century. Giselle has become a former garment worker, while Albrecht is a member of the wealthy factory-owning class. In an abandoned 'ghost factory' haunted by the memory of female migrant workers, many of them victims of industrial accidents, Giselle's desire to break the cycle of violence will lead to her reconciliation with Albrecht and his release from the retributive...
13) Exiles
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Max Richter's Exiles is a kaleidoscopic achievement featuring the world-premiere recording of Richter's electrifying ballet music. Also new orchestral versions of iconic pieces from Richter's Infra 5, Woolf Works, The Blue Notebooks, Waltz with Bashir, and Sunlight.
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Paul McCartney adds another chapter to his musical legacy with his first ever ballet, for which he collaborates with New York City Ballet's Master in Chief, Peter Martins. The hour-long score tells a love story within the story of an underwater world whose people are threatened by the humans of Earth.
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