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Article: Ballet Austin.(The Taming of the Shrew)(Dance Review)
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- January 1, 2004
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Bass Concert Hall Austin, Texas October 10-12, 2003
The Taming of the Shrew, Ballet Austin's newest full-length offering by artistic director Stephen Mills, condenses Shakespeare's comic battle of the sexes into three acts of rollicking fun. Warm, fresh, and instantly appealing, it balances slapstick humor with classical finesse.
Shrew is Mills' fourth Shakespearean ballet, succeeding Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Hamlet. The romp follows Kate, a spoiled, strong-willed woman, who ultimately bows to her husband Petruchio's authority, once she is softened by love.
For the Austin premiere, the hyperkinetic action kept the audience ...