Fokine and The Dust Bunnies; ABT Visits Its Attic, With Uneven Results From: The Washington Post | Date: February 7, 2005| Author: Sarah Kaufman | Copyright 2005 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

American Ballet Theatre dug into its attic to put together a program of works by early-20th-century choreographer Michel Fokine last weekend at the Kennedy Center Opera House. Pulling long- neglected ballets out of storage is no easy task -- Fokine's deep expressiveness and fluidity are no longer in vogue -- and Friday's uneven performance bore moments of strain.

"Les Sylphides" dragged, while "Polovtsian Dances" was pushed too far over the top. But "Petrouschka" and "Le Spectre de la ...

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