It's life, Sean, but not as we know it

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Irish playwright Sean O'Casey used his play 'Juno and the Paycock,' written in 1923, as a way of freeing himself from Ireland's history, from his own delusions and from his family ghosts. The character Juno Boyle brings his own mother back to life, while Captain Boyle is modeled on his brother Mick, many of whose own remarks are used directly in the play. The character Joxer Daly represents O'Casey's drinking companions. O'Casey's character was very complex, uniting a belief in finding continuous value in human life with a vision of a utopian society.

Theater Arts, Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters, Criticism and interpretation, Theater, O'Casey, Sean (Irish playwright), Juno and the Paycock (Theater) (Play)

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Ballet is alive and well and living in Paris

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The Ballet de l'Opera in Paris, France, is putting on very strong performances at a time when the future of ballet in London, England, and New York, NY, seems uncertain. Under the influence of choreographers William Forsythe and Angelin Preljocaj, this ballet company is extending the boundaries of the way in which ballet can work. The company is performing both exclusive new works and a wide range of old classics, and seems to have a very positive future.

France, Ballet companies

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'On Sundays we go for walks and try to relax and not think about ballet.'

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Being a dancer involves both good times and bad times, according to Yohei Sasaki, whose wife Maria Pietra is also a member of the Royal Ballet. She indicates that they are both aware that their careers as dancers will be relatively short.

Producers, Orchestras, Entertainers, Interview, Ballet dancers, Royal Ballet (London, England), Pietra, Maria, Sasaki, Yohei

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