Boston Balletâs âThe Giftâ is a welcome one
By Jeffrey Gantz Globe Correspondent,Updated December 17, 2020, 4:06 p.m.
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In Boston Ballet s The Gift, Chyrstyn Fentroy performs in âArabesque Cookie.âBrooke Trisolini (Custom credit)
For the second of its six virtual presentations of the 2020â2021 season, Boston Ballet is offering âThe Giftâ â and a very handsome one. The music for this holiday celebration is Duke Ellingtonâs 1960 âNutcracker Suite,â jazz arrangements of the Tchaikovsky score by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Five company dancers plus a BB2 member and a BB School post graduate choreographed the nine selections, which were performed in the studio this month by a cast of more than 50. Boston Balletâs dancers have always excelled at kicking up their heels, so this program is right up their alley.