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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20070330
Author:Terry Byrne

DANCE REVIEW

The Seagull

Presented by the Eifman Balletof St. Petersburg

Choreographed by Boris Eifman, based on the play by Anton Chekhov.

Set design by Zinovy Margolin.Lighting by Gleb Filshtinsky.

At the Cutler Majestic Theatrethrough April 1. Tickets: $40- $80.800-233-3123,Telecharge.com

Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve.

Choreographer Boris Eifman takes the emotional frustration of Anton Chekhov's play "The Seagull," and amplifies it to a heart- rending intensity through choreography danced to the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. The result is breathtakingly beautiful and ...

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