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Article: American Ballet Theatre at Sadler's Wells
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- May 1, 2007
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American Ballet Theatre * Dido and Aeneas
American Ballet Theatre at Sadler's Wells
I saw American Ballet Theatre on 14, 15, and 16 February at Sadler's Wells: a very welcome return to London after nearly seventeen years, with their programmes of one-acters and pas de deux which were designed to show off the whole company.
The first night opened with Mozart's Symphonic Concertante choreographed by Balanchine for two females, one male and corps de ballet. It all looked very pretty with the dancers in tutus and brightly lit, but this was to belie the fiendish choreography for die two lead soloists who were hardly ever off stage. Pas de deux from Swan Lake, Sinatra Suite and Le Corsaire ...