Boston Ballet opened its 2015-16 season with a bold statement: the North American première of The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet, by choreographer John Neumeier. The work is set to Mahler's Symphony No. 3, and is known for being physically demanding. The ballet lasts one hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission. Boston Ballet is the fourth company in the world to perform the piece .
Unlike works such as Swan Lake or Don Quixote, The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet has no literary narrative. Instead, it presents a spectrum of human experiences against the backdrop of Mahler's dramatic music. With Neumeier's innovative and architectural choreography, it is a visually stunning ballet.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Only an external impact could have caused the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people on board, a top airline official said Monday, raising more questions about what exactly happened.
"We rule out a technical fault of the plane or a pilot error," said Alexander Smirnov, deputy general director of Metrojet. "The only possible explanation could be an external impact on the airplane."
