Scene: A blustery, freezing February night in Chicago. As we approach the Civic Opera House, a cluster of protestors come into focus. They’re holding aloft bloodied ballerina soft sculptures, signs that sport slogans like “supporting ‘great Russian culture’ is supporting the war,” and large-scale images of Oleksandr Shapoval, a Ukrainian ballet dancer and teacher who […]
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The Joffrey’s visually stunning Anna Karenina has strong bones but doesn’t capture the story’s flesh and blood
The adaptation is a dazzling spectacle that can’t quite bring the plot to life.
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The Joffrey premieres a brand-new Anna Karenina
The ballet company built its Tolstoy adaptation from the ground up.