Choreographer tells KCUR about
the beauty and danger of the Count

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It has been nearly 120 years since Bram Stoker’s gothic novel “Dracula” was published, but his tale of the Count, who stalks living creatures and survives on their blood, continues to be interpreted and popularized in theater, television, film, and dance. This season, the Kansas City Ballet is staging choreographer Michael Pink’s “Dracula,” based on Stoker’s classic work.

Pink, artistic director of Milwaukee Ballet Company, spent two weeks in rehearsals with the Kansas City Ballet as they prepared for performances of the three-act ballet. According to Pink, “Dracula” is a combination of dance and theater that’s “sinister and sensual at the same time, breathtaking yet horrific.”

The Kansas City Ballet presents “Dracula,” now through March 2, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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