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On the rise: Brian Letendre making magic in Broadway's Mary Poppins, even while sitting still.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Many dancers are celebrated for their grace or flexibility. Brian Letendre has earned kudos for remaining perfectly still. As a statue-come-to-life in the box-office-busting Mary Poppins, Letendre not only must pull off double tours en l'air but--perhaps even more of a challenge--turn convincingly to stone. In a show full of gasp-inducing stagecraft, Letendre's low-tech effect and strong classical technique have given him one of the most memorable roles now on Broadway.

"Everyone in the show is very different, and part of the process is finding out how people move because we don't insist that you do steps in a certain way," explains Mary Poppins resident choreographer Tom Kosis. "It was Brian's ballet technique that choreographer Matthew Bourne...

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