
Photos: The Kylián connection

Boston Ballet’s Kathleen Breen Combes rehearsed “Tar and Feathers,” a dance by choreographer Jirí Kylián.
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| February 28, 2013

Boston Ballet’s Sabi Varga and Misa Kuranaga (at left) and Kathleen Breen Combs and Aurélie Cayla (at right) in rehearsal.
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| February 28, 2013

Stager Aurélie Cayla and the work’s central figure Kathleen Breen Combes.
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| February 28, 2013

Dalay Parrondo (left) and Avetik Karapetyan rehearsed "Symphony of Psalms."
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| February 28, 2013

Jiří Kylián's “Tar and Feathers” requires shiny black and white floors that dancers not only dance on but slide across in sock-clad feet.
Sharon Mor Yosef
| February 28, 2013

“All the lifts melt into the floor and you can look through to your own reflection to see yourself dancing. It’s really cool,” said Breen.
Sharon Mor Yosef
| February 28, 2013

The 2006 "Tar and Feathers” dance.
Sharon Mor Yosef
| February 28, 2013