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A LESSON FROM LENINGRAD KIROV'S NATALIA DUDINSKAYA INSPIRES 'GISELLE' DANCERS
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I am scared," said one of the world's greatest ballet
teachers before instructing Boston Ballet company members on
Thursday, just a few hours before the company opened its 24th
season with the run of "Giselle" that continues at the Wang Center
for the Performing Arts through Oct. 11. It wasn't that Natalia
Dudinskaya was nervous about teaching per se: She has, after all,
taught in the world's greatest classical dance academy, the
Vaganova Choreographic School in Leningrad, known informall...
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A LESSON FROM LENINGRAD KIROV'S NATALIA DUDINSKAYA INSPIRES 'GISELLE' DANCERS
The Boston Globe
; I am scared," said one of the world's greatest ballet teachers before instructing Boston Ballet company members on Thursday, just a few hours before the company opened its 24th season with the run of "Giselle" that continues at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts through Oct. 11. It wasn't that
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NOW SHE'S CALLING THE SHOTS; She's a second soloist, not a star. But Heather Myers has been given the rare chance to choreograph a major piece for her fellow Boston Ballet dancers.
The Boston Globe
; DANCE "Very nice," says choreographer Heather Myers with a big smile and a delicate little clap of the hands. It's the first day of full run-throughs for Boston Ballet's "Next Generation" program of contemporary ballets, and her piece, despite one leap's botched landing (because of a too-long pair
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Are Boston Ballet cuts to the corps.
The Boston Herald
; Boston Ballet's recent announcement that it has managed to balance the budget for FY1999 is very much a good news/bad news affair. The good news is that after a difficult six-month process of budget and strategy analyses, the company has found a way ...
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BOSTON BALLET MAKES CUTS IN BUDGET, STAFF
The Boston Globe
; [A PUBLISHED CORRECTION HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS STORY.] Reeling from lackluster ticket sales for "The Nutcracker," Boston Ballet managers are dancing as fast as they can to keep the company on its feet in the current unstable economy. The company has eliminated 11 administrative and teaching jobs
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Boston Ballet celebrating 40th anniversary
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; Artistic director Mikko Nissinen has announced Boston Ballet's 40th anniversary season. "The 40th anniversary season will take us in two directions," said Nissinen, "to commemorate Boston Ballet's achievements over the past four decades and to break new ground as we begin our fifth. We'll open with
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Boston Ballet denies responsibility for dancer's death.(News)
The Boston Herald
; Boston Ballet yesterday described the 1997 death of dancer Heidi Guenther as a terrible tragedy that deeply touched all of us but refused to take any responsibility for Guenther's death. Boston Ballet feels strongly that Heidi's death was not our fault, general director Jeffrey Babcock said in a
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BOSTON BALLET MAKES A FINANCIAL TURNAROUND
The Boston Globe
; Boston Ballet posted a $650,000 operating surplus for the fiscal year that ended in June, executive director Valerie Wilder announced yesterday. The surplus, which represents approximately 3 percent of the company's $20 million operating budget for fiscal year 2003-2004, marks a turnaround. Boston
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Leaping ahead; Boston Ballet opens 41st season at Jacob's Pillow
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; For The Patriot Ledger August is generally a lazy time around the dance companies; a breather between the end-date of the highly charged summer educational programs and the start of the new season after Labor Day. Not so this year for the Boston Ballet. The Boston Ballet opened its 41st season this
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Nureyev's `Don Quixote' marks farewell for Boston Ballet's Gelfand.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald
; Byline: Theodore Bale Of all the existing classical ballets, Rudolf Nureyev's staging of Don Quixote is easily the most rousing and animated. It's a great choice to open Boston Ballet's 40th season on Thursday. This version focuses mostly on the flirtatious relationship between Kitri and Basilio.
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BOSTON BALLET CUTS SALARIES
The Boston Globe
; After a disappointing holiday "Nutcracker" run, Boston Ballet has cut the salaries of virtually all its employees, with some workers taking short, unpaid leaves. The move is part of an expense-cutting plan meant to keep Boston Ballet on track for a balanced annual budget, said Valerie Wilder, the
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