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Giselle.The classical ballet features a coven of vampire-like maiden spirits called the wilis, who work collectively to haunt and exact revenge against the male lovers who spurned them in acts of betrayal that turned them into supernatural spinsters in the first place.After the weak-hearted Giselle dies upon learning the truth about her beloved Albrecht, the wilis summon her from her grave and target Albrecht as the next betrayer they’ll entrance and dance to death.Next weekend, The Washington Ballet will restage the production of Giselle that five years ago served to introduce Julie Kent as artistic director of the organization working alongside her husband Victor Barbee as associate artistic director.Kent and Barbee worked to enhance the original choreography by Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli in their take on the classic, which they brought to life with Charles Barker conducting the Washington Ballet Orchestra performing Adolphe Adam’s haunting score.“When Victor and I first came to Washington, we knew Giselle would present an important challenge for us, as leaders, and for the Company dancers,” Kent said in a press release. “To revisit this seminal production, exactly five years later, is poignant and energizing.

Vladimir Putin is purging his inner circle is growing after a reported four "suicides" of gas industry executives linked closely to the brutal tyrant.The alleged suicides have been called "suspicious" by numerous Russian sources including a former FSB colonel.Gennady Gudkov claimed there were similarities in the deaths of top managers and their family members from Russian gas companies.He said: "Don't let the 'rats' escape, they might talk.“If we already understand that the regime is engaged in the elimination of its opponents and enemies, then why will they not deal with those who are considered traitors who have fled the system."Many cases of [suspicious deaths] are like settling scores." His accusations come after the alleged suicide of Sergey Protosenya, a former deputy chairman of Novotek – a company closely linked to Russia. Protosenya's wife Natalia, 53, and their teenage daughter, Maria, were previously stabbed to death allegedly by Protosenya.And just a few days earlier, millionaire Vladislav Avayev, 51, ex-vice-president of Gazprombank and former Kremlin official, was found dead in his Moscow penthouse.His wife Yelena, 47, and daughter, Maria, 13, were found dead with him.Both cases have been labelled as suspicious and some believe they have been staged as suicides, although detectives remain investigating.The two incidents “are united by the former places of work of the victims - both are connected with Putin's inner circle,” according to a Telegram channel.As well as these two cases, there have been two more prominent gas executive deaths this year.The body of Alexander Tyulakov, 61, a security official at deputy general director level was found just a day after the Ukraine invasion started on February 25.

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday to abolish Disney’s self-governing district in Orlando, punishing the company for its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.The bill would dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which covers nearly 40 square miles of Orange and Osceola counties and encompasses the Disney theme parks and resorts.

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Carson Burton Honoring one of the greatest films ever made presents a monumentally tall task to any actor. The stars of the new Paramount+ series reflected on what “The Godfather” means to them in light of their new roles in “The Offer.”“I think, more than anything else, it’s a nice reminder for us actors and creative types that even on one of the greatest movies ever made, it almost fell apart,” Colin Hanks told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday night. “It could’ve fallen apart at any moment.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” Nicolas Cage tackles one of his most out-there roles yet: a capital-A Actor named Nicolas Cage, who’s adored by fans all over the world for the intensity and eccentricity he brings to his work. Here’s a man who once pulled two of his teeth for a part (“Birdy”), but had the good sense to stop short of actually chopping off his hand to play Cher’s hot-blooded brother-in-law in “Moonstruck.” This was before he had all his teeth redone, replacing the devilishly crooked smile that was his signature for the gleaming white grin and flaming wig of “Ghost Rider.”Somewhere in the metaverse, a parallel reality exists where Cage’s big comic-book movie would have been the lead role in Tim Burton’s “Superman Lives.” That’s a disaster averted, according to screenwriter Kevin Smith.

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Jeremy Clarkson has grumbled that he was "never asked back" to The One Show after he'd made a quip about "feeble strikers" previously.The 62-year-old complained that the same could not be said for the "lefty actor" who recently went viral for a jibe on the BBC One programme about Prime Minister. Dan, 39, who is best known for his role as Matthew Crawley on the ITV drama series Downton hit the headlines after he'd aimed a dig at Boris Johnson during his interview on-air.

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A drug gang leader was brought down after police swooped on a block of flats in Stretford and found drugs, guns and grenades. Nathan Morgan, 37, managed the group and was trusted by those higher within the OCG to store high value and ‘potentially lethal’ weapons at the flats on Milton Close.

Police are investigating after a woman was filmed without her consent and sexualised in voyeuristic TikToks twice in the space of four days. The woman was filmed outside the Puregym in Spinningfields on two separate occasions by a prolific TikTok account posting sexualised videos of women unaware they are being filmed.

Jason Oppenheim admitted he's "still healing" from his breakup with co-star Chrishell Stause as Season 5 of "Selling Sunset" premieres. Jason, who runs the Oppenheim group alongside his brother Brett Oppenheim, is having to watch his relationship with Stause play out all over again in the latest season of the reality show. "That was tough," Jason told Page Six.