Houston Ballet Artistic Director Julie Kent with Artists of Houston Ballet rehearsing Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes.
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Interpreting a Role Is a Delicate Balance. Here’s How to Help Your Dancers Find It

Susan Shields will never forget watching her dance idol, Christine Wright, perform the role of Pink Girl in Lar Lubovitch’s A Brahms Symphony. She’ll never forget stepping into that role herself and finding a way to make it her own. And she’ll never forget having a chance to coach a student in creating another interpretation […]