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Cinderella in love. (New York Notebook).


"My aim is to take the classical world--its codes, its aesthetic, its dancers--and find a new approach," says Jean-Christophe Maillot, artistic director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (see News, DANCE MAGAZINE, March, page 18). He believes in "evolution, not revolution." The repertoire of this major French company is eclectic, with Diaghilev-era classics and Balanchine "leotard" ballets happily coexisting with works by Twyla Tharp Noun 1. Twyla Tharp - innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)
Tharp
 and William Forsythe William Forsythe can be:
  • William Forsythe (actor) (born 1955)
  • William Forsythe (dancer) (born 1949)
. Maillot's own ballets combine twentieth-century music with sets that look like minimalist min·i·mal·ist  
n.
1. One who advocates a moderate or conservative approach, action, or policy, as in a political or governmental organization.

2. A practitioner of minimalism.

adj.
1.
 sculpture. His unconventional take on Cinderella, which opens April 29 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing arts center located in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. and popularly known as BAM. Founded in 1859 and opened in 1861, it is the oldest such institution still in operation in the United States. , replaces the cross-dressing stepsisters with a liberating psychological make-over and a glamorous mother. On a stage defined by Ernest Pignon-Ernest's luminous panels, Cinderella discovers the meaning of love. By reimagining the story, Maillot hopes to restore its traditional magic.
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Author:Garafola, Lynn
Publication:Dance Magazine
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Date:Apr 1, 2003
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