A fan, dismayed by the ballet he was seeing in Russia, decided to start his own company in 1994. This week the St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre comes to America. Neither opera nor Miss Saigon, there aren't any helicopters landing onstage either. Dance-theater visionary Martha Clarke was a star. Now she's back at the Kennedy Center with a new piece.
Early verdicts are lukewarm.
International New Dance Festival is a canvas for experimentation.