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| | Tobias: Tobi Tobias on dance et al. |
 | | As for the all-important work of the ensemble of sylphs—which, in motion, complements the soloists, and, in lacy group poses, serves decoratively as their landscape—it, too, was well-intentioned and dutifully executed, but the end result was gluey and dogged by a step-by-step quality that’s death to musical phrasing. |
 | | I was happy to see it as a historical artifact, in its present lively staging by Frederic Franklin, the spryest nonagenarian in town. |
 | | In a SEEING THINGS series called “Total Immersion,” I wrote 15 essays about the performances, which encompassed the entire extant Bournonville repertory, and about the many complementary events that were scheduled. |
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