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Royal Pain

It’s time for dirty jokes, food fights and glitter, juxtaposed with beheadings, riots and gang rape: The Houston ­Ballet and ­Artistic Director Stanton Welch have ­returned to the 2009 original ballet Marie. This three-act ballet is paired with an intense musical score by Dmitri Shostakovich, impeccably arranged by Ermanno Florio. Welch’s choreography is fresh,…

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