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CorybantIn Oriental and Greco-Roman mythology, any of the wild, half-demonic beings who were attendants of the Great Mother of the Gods. Often identified or confused with the Cretan Curetes (attendants of Zeus), they were distinctly Asian in origin and their rites were more orgiastic. Their wild dance was credited with the power of healing mental disorder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And at a recent revival of his 1999 work Corybantic Ecstasies at the Boston Ballet, he saw plenty of choreography he would have chucked in retrospect. Wheeldon premiered a new Firebird at Boston in October, and he created Corybantic Ecstasies for the company last season. Caption on National Reviews, page 78 [June], should have read Patrick Armand and Larissa Ponomarenko in Corybantic Ecstasies. |
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