Why is Connecticut Ballet bringing back its Léo Delibes’ “Coppélia”? Because we could all use a laugh. A beautiful, romantic, exquisitely choreographed ballet dancing laugh. The show played the ...

When a doll is so lifelike and beautiful that it comes between a young man and the woman who loves him, something must be done. So that young woman, Swanhilda, and her friends dance into action and ...

Beautiful movement that interprets an intriguing story makes the Ballet Quad Cities production of "Coppelia" an evening of great entertainment. Staged at the Adler Theatre in Davenport with backdrops ...

Yeah, okay, sure, on one level, George Balanchine's Coppélia, which runs at McCaw Hall through June 9, is ultimately one of those goofy 19th-century fairy tale ballets with gorgeous sets, coquette ...

Just as "Giselle" is one of the great tragedy ballets, "Coppelia" is one of the great comedy ballets. It dates to 1870, originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Leon along with the delightful music of ...

KAILUA-KONA West Hawaii Dance Theatre s Mako Yamamoto and Enna Hendrickson have one final spring production before they can jet off to the next chapters in their lives university and they want to make ...

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Story ballets are not known for their adherence to logic and believability — we’re talking about an art form whose most beloved example involves a woman who, when convenient, transforms into a swan.

"Frantz meets Swanilda. Frantz and Swanilda fall in love. Then Frantz meets Coppélia." That's the deceptively simple plot of the ballet "Coppélia," which, with a score by Léo Delibes, made its debut ...

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Through my years of seeing many a Swanilda in Coppelia, the two ballerinas who made the most lasting impressions on me were the glamorous gal of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Mia Slavenska, and ...

World peace was not established. No diseases were cured. Brexit was not resolved. Mysteries of life were not explored. But frivolity has its place. Dancing George Balanchine’s “Coppélia,” the Boston ...