By Gary Smith With his 1978 Mayerling, English choreographer Kenneth MacMillan went to some very dark places to tell a historic story of love, lust, and troubled politics, played out against a fever-pitched passion that threatened a kingdom. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, his mistress Countess Larisch, his wife Princess Stephanie of Belgium, and young
by Gary Smith When Stuttgart Ballet gives a party, it’s a big one. Celebrating Vancouver-born Reid Anderson’s 20 seasons as artistic director involved a week of international guest artists joining stars of Stuttgart Ballet and students of the German company’s affiliated John Cranko School, along with more sparkle dust and cascading balloons than you could