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'Camellias' gives a lesson in style

By Christine Temin
Globe Staff / March 19, 2004

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``La Dame aux Camelias,'' the 19th-century novel by Alexandre Dumas fils, makes a perfect plot for a ballet: Courtesan dying of consumption gives up her noble lover at the demand of his father, to save his family's honor. Beyond telling the one-sentence story legibly, the choreographer is free to create whatever comes to mind. (Full Article: 645 Words)

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