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October 16, 2023
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Alexei Ratmansky, Ukraine, and the Future of Ballet
The leading choreographer kept art and politics remarkably separate until the invasion of his home country.
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A former dancer reckons with the rigors and ordeals of life in ballet.
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“The tradition of balletic patriarchy has held a closet full of skeletons.”
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