It's the most remembered and widely feared annual deadline on the calendar. Only such holiday dates as January 1, July 4, and December 25 surpass the date in our collective consciousness. Of course, those other dates are days of celebration; April 15 marks an annual rite of dread.
As the Swan Lake theme rings out from a piano, Principal Dancer Dusty Button arches her back and curves her arms into the form of delicate wings. Button seems to float across the studio as she rehearses for her full length debut with Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen's Swan Lake.
The cool evening light passes through the tall windows of Boston Ballet's studios. Button has been onsite rehearsing for nearly eight hours. But the ticking clock does not stop either Button or her partner, Principal Dancer Lasha Khozashvili, from a productive and lively rehearsal with Ballet Master Larissa Ponomarenko.
