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06/23/10Look Who’s Reading!Like picnics, travel and lazy afternoons, reading is one of summer’s great indulgences. |
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06/09/10Smuin Ballet at the Lesher CenterThis is not so much a review as a call to action for future performances. What a treat to have dance of this caliber so close to home. Smuin Ballet’s spring program, garnering rave reviews from just about everyone, was a delightful surprise even with the tagline Bold. Sexy. Different. The choreography was sensual and elegant in the program’s three dances, Songs of Mahler, Petite Mort, and French Twist. Even with two dancers injured just before the Walnut Creek performance at the Lesher Center, leaving only one day for dancers to learn new parts, the show was flawless. The innovative sequences featured creative costumes (ball-gown forms on rollers, street clothes) and high energy. The geometry in the choreography, use of light and color and elements of the traditional... |
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Look Who’s Reading!Like picnics, travel and lazy afternoons, reading is one of summer’s great indulgences. |
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