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Ari Aster takes us back to the churn of the pandemic in “Eddington,” whose stars include Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix. Here ...

After 29 years, the American Ballet Theater principal bids farewell with “Swan Lake.” It’s demanding. But she’s got this.

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