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- Stephanie Glickman
They say it takes a village to raise a child – it also takes a whole artistic community to shape a dancer to the highest echelons of success.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Audiences can never get enough of Swan Lake. No matter the version, the venue or the company performing, people continue to flock to the famous ballet with its classical themes and visions of ethereal swan ballerinas.
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- Doug Knight
LaPaglia is simply outstanding as a salesman bartering down his own price. Believable, present, committed – every indignity is expertly handled, never demonstrated but achingly and authentically realised.
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- Heather Bloom
Both too much and not enough, it never found its way and left me feeling unsatisfied.
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- Cait Coffey-Wong
It’s the ultimate variety show – a glittering, modern nod to the glamour and over-the-top glitz of yesteryear on the famous Las Vegas glitter strip.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Ascent is a triple bill of three diverse styles, each dance successful in its own way and all performed with the expected SDC technical panache.
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- Simon Piening
Moulin Rouge! The Musical, like its cinematic counterpart, is a mind-blowing visual feast.
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- Stephanie Glickman
It’s hard to follow the exact story, but that doesn’t really matter, as Crystal is more about enjoying familiar circus acts recontextualized within a bevy of ice dancers and stunt skaters.
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