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...After all, Antigonus turns out to be the victim of Shakespeare??s most famous stage direction: “Exit, pursued by a bear.” It’s grim and horrible and everything, but come on. Bears are funny...
...Their mutual seduction at a festival to celebrate their village’s annual sheep-shearing constitutes one of Shakespeare??s most beautiful romantic scenes. Unfortunately, Ryen pushed too hard on the nobility of love, while Miles took innuendo to the point of vulgarity. There’s no reason that love couldn’t be simultaneously noble and sexual, but here the actors resorted to caricature...
...first act of Shakespeare??s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Lysander tells Hermia, “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Likewise, the course towards a stunning performance of the ballet adapted from this play is full of potholes and detours...
...George Balanchine, at eight years old, appeared as an elf in a Russian production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The experience revealed his early interest in Shakespeare??s great comedy, but it was Felix Mendelssohn’s music that sparked the transformation of the delightful play into a full ballet. In 1962, New York City Ballet premiered “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” introducing not only the famous play as a new ballet but also the famous dancer, Balanchine...
...Finally, a sheer curtain with clever lighting suggested a liminal effect at the end of every scene, leaving the audience questioning whether they were still watching the performance or were back to the reality of the Wang Auditorium—just as Shakespeare??s characters question the reality of their own experience in the play...