Two Sentences On: Coppelia.
1. In 1974, George Balanchine revived the lighthearted classic Coppélia, weaving together themes of objectification, curiosity, and superficiality through the story of Swanilda, Franz, and a toymaker’s doll.
2. The New York City Ballet’s production, forever reliant, possibly to a fault, on Balanchine, balances storytelling, classical dance, and spectacle, with the rarely ever seen third act which, to this critic’s unexpected satisfaction, was not afraid to put spectacle over narrative complexity.
Text by Liora Ashwood
Swanilda dancing.
28. SEPTEMBER. MMXXV. PLUM
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