Washington Ballet's Novelty Debut

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 24, 1987| Author: Alan M. Kriegsman | Copyright information

It's taken 10 years for the Washington Ballet to make it to the Kennedy Center, and now that this milestone has been passed, it's clear that it's at once a triumph and a challenge.

The triumph is the recognition by the national cultural center of the troupe's outstanding artistic and organizational progress, long acknowledged in other cities and lands. The challenge, for the company, will be living up to these sumptuous new surroundings, in which major ballet companies from across th...

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