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26 The Good and the Evil MIKE DIXON and DEBORAH WEISS ask C Lilac Fairies and Carabosses about their

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J 38 BalletBoyz The Talent 2013 CM DIARMAID O’MEARA meets up with two MJ of the dancers working on next year’s project

CJ 65 Comment CMJ LEE BAMFORD proposes that limited resources N can sometimes sharpen the artistic senses

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