Malaise in the Mainstream; Paris Opera Ballet & D.C.'s Fear of Trying From: The Washington Post | Date: July 11, 1988| Author: Alan M. Kriegsman | Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

One of the highlights of the current dance season undoubtedly will be the return to Washington of the Paris Opera Ballet, headed by Rudolf Nureyev. The company performs Nureyev's versions of "Cinderella" and "Swan Lake" in five evenings at Wolf Trap this week, starting tomorrow night.

For the second time, however, Washington dance audiences will be getting only half a loaf, and not necessarily the tastier half. The really novel side of the company's repertory-reinvigorated, like the...

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