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Troupe shows finer pointe of Balanchine.(ARTS)(DANCE)
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The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
| Date:
November 2, 2002
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Byline: Jean Battey Lewis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The pinnacle of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet's recent engagement at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater was George Balanchine's "Chaconne," illuminated by the dancing of Peter Boal and Chan Hon Goh and Miss Farrell's overall staging. The ballet is both mysteriously romantic and grand in manner, echoing the score by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Mr. Boal, a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet, is a model of beautiful classical technique, nobility of manner and gracious partnering - all the while racing through a role ...
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