And then there are the usual sugar-plum delights: Drosselmeier giving his on-the-fritz watch to an overjoyed Fritz; Drosselmeier rising like a ghoul out of the owl clock (owls being the enemies of mice); the Mouse King with his scimitar parodying the Turkish Knight from England's St. George and the Dragon mummers' play; the four baby mice parodying Swan Lake's "Dance of the Cygnets" during the battle scene. Maybe the magic is just in knowing where to look.
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Caitlin Corbett Dance Company, which was celebrating its 25th anniversary at the Tsai Center last weekend, achieved another of its people-dance successes, a two-part series of one-minute duets featuring 36 big, small, awkward, suave, surprising, funny, and raring-to-go dancers and non-dancers of all ages.
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Frederick Wiseman's documentary is a love letter to Paris, to the Palais Garnier opera house (the Bastille gets a cameo), and the Paris Opera Ballet.
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We Bostonians may swathe ourselves in sweaters and lock our doors against the blustery weather, but once the music begins, dance performances can help us shake off the shivers — and often transport us to more temperate climes.
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