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Peter Martins
April 19, 2023
Critical Mass
The Struggle to Save Ballet From Itself
A former dancer reckons with the rigors and ordeals of life in ballet.
January 2, 2018
“The tradition of balletic patriarchy has held a closet full of skeletons.”
October 6, 2011
Paul McCartney’s Predictable, Antiquated, Pandering New Ballet
March 8, 2004
The Balanchine Couple

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