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Meggs's avatar

So Rothbart's costume is still the same one as the DVD recording from 2005? That's interesting to know, it's definetly the Rothbart costume that has given me the most whiplash

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Elton Uliana's avatar

I love the way you have captured Gillian Murphy’s artistry with such sensitivity and heart, and the way you spoke about the emotion of a dancer’s final season, it felt both real and deeply respectful. Such an insightful article thank you!

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The Dance Lens's avatar

Thank you so much for that. This is a new endeavor for me and I appreciate your feed back, and you're being here.

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Bee Gay's avatar

While the opinion expressed here is largely favorable to the new Prince Siegfried, I wonder why a corps de ballet dancer was chosen to play this role. I find it odd but I have seen this from time to time in other companies as well. I just find it hard to believe that a corps dancer is the best choice to take on a new lead role over dancers in the higher levels, such as soloists.

On a different topic, Michael’s last name is correct in all of the paragraphs but unfortunately, his name under each of the photos is incorrect.

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The Dance Lens's avatar

Thanks a million for the correction! It has been updated. And this is a great question, I think the director is shaping the dancers and the company into her own vision. She's probably taking a longer view as far as press and development of their potential, rather than that particular show.

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