BALLET REVIEW; Dancer off stage to direct 'La Fille'

From: The Patriot Ledger  Quincy, MA | Date: February 21, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The Boston Ballet has reached back in history with its current production of "La Fille Mal Gardee," based on one of the oldest works in the repertory. The ballet, which debuted in France in 1789, has been changed by many hands over the centuries, but by none as happily as those of the British choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, who created the version on stage this weekend and next at the Wang Theatre in Boston.

To emphasize the continuity that connects this generation of dancers to the past, the Boston Ballet's performance is directed by Alexander Grant, a former member of England's Royal ...

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