Review: Balanchine Jewels from Paris, Moscow and New York

| Alastair Macaulay | The New York Times |

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Ms. Smirnova, still young, first danced the “Diamonds” role in 2012, near the start of her career. The refined arc of her raised arms; the elegance with which she holds and turns her head; the plucked, lucid emphasis of her arched feet are all riveting. She marvelously leads the role from chivalrous Romantic mystery to brightly classical celebration... read more