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New York City Fall Dance Season (opens the original)
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Now: Premieres at Vail Dance Festival (opens the original)
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A mile and a half over sea level, in the verdant Colorado mountains, sits the Gerald R. Ford amphitheater. The theater, which plops performers and audience members alike into the forest, beneath the stars, is the mainstage for Vail Dance Festival. Vail is the summer home for elite dancers across genres, companies, and even nations. Each summer, to finish the two-week whirlwind of unique collaborations, open-air performances, and exciting debuts, the artists of the festival put on an entire eveni
Serenade, Again (opens the original)
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<img alt="The Creation of Balanchine's “Serenade” | The New Yorker" class="sizing-normal" height="933" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_6yH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%
Celebrating America with Ballet (opens the original)
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