Septime Webre

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Webre is artistic director of the Washington Ballet. “Rock and Roll,” a premiere combination of three rock-themed ballets, previews on Wednesday and opens Thursday at Sidney Harman Hall. Is ballet for everyone?

Absolutely. I think ballet is a pliable and flexible language, just like English. It’s a language which can be used to express all sorts of things — sometimes a supernatural swan, other times, as in the case of “Rock And Roll,” it expresses very firmly the world around us.

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