Sexist themes and racial stereotypes have meant companies perform only excerpts of Marius Petipa’s 1898 ballet. Nissinen has adapted the work for contemporary audiences.
New York tap company Music from the Sole and Ashwini Ramaswamy, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Minneapolis, to perform at Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre.
SoapRocks are designed for long-lasting beauty, to actually weather away like a stone in a stream, slowly revealing subtle variations of patterns in the layers below.