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  • Nozomi Iijima in "Divergence," choreographed by Stanton Welch
    Photo by Amtiava Sarkar
  • The world premiere of "Tapestry," with Karina Gonzalez, Ian Casady and ConnorWalsh and choreographed by Stanton Welch
    Photo by Amtiava Sarkar
  • A scene from "Rooster," choreographed by Christopher Bruce, with ChristopherCoomer and Katelyn May
    Photo by Amtiava Sarkar

Through Sunday at the Wortham

World premiere of inventive Tapestry highlights Houston Ballet's "Rock, Roll &Tutus"

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  • Houston Ballet demi soloist James Gotesky, shown here in "Fancy Free," is quickto identify some of Black Swan’s more glaring inaccuracies.
    Photo by Amitava Sarkar
  • "It definitely isn't your typical ballet movie,” says Dominic Walsh DanceTheater artist Felicia McBride, show here with Domenico Luciano in Vaclav Kunes’"Small Hour"

B movie or Super Bowl escape?

Houston dancers find a lot to like — and hate — in Black Swan

  • Lindsey McGill in "Village of Waltz"
  • Brit Wallis and Patrick Ferreri in Stone Hope's "Village of Waltz"
    Photo by Simon Gentry
  • "Village of Waltz"
  • Jane Weiner
    Photo by Simon Gentry

Five (Plus) Questions

Encore: Jane Weiner's Village of Waltz returns with a new attitude

  • In "Emeralds" section of the Balanchine ballet, Karina Gonzalez, from left,Joseph Walsh and Nozomi Iijima are "Jewels"
    Photo by Amitava Sarkar
  • Melissa Hough and Connor Walsh in "Rubies," a section of the Houston Balletproduction of "Jewels"
    Photo by Amitava Sarkar
  • Jun Shuang Huang and Mireille Hassenboehler in the third-act, "Diamonds"
    Photo by Amitava Sarkar

Balanchine rocks

Houston Ballet's precious Jewels is a real gem