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Nutcrackered Out: On Ballet’s Most Popular Work

By Victoria Looseleaf Love it or loathe it, The Nutcracker, that E.T.A. Hoffmann story set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, is here to stay. We are, fortunately, in the former category, though our Nutcracker threshold seems to get lower with each … Continue reading

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Remembering Ken Russell, Neo-Renaissance Man

By Victoria Looseleaf He was an incurable rabble-rouser, er, Romantic. Why else would Ken Russell, who died this week at home in England, at 84, make so many movies about artists and the creative process? His ability to make high … Continue reading

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