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Finding ‘Ghost Collaborators’ for an All-American Ballet
In American dance history, the 1938 ballet “Filling Station” is something between a milestone and a footnote. Made for American dancers by an American choreographer with a score by an American composer — a rare combination then — it was also novel in theme, about the interactions of local characters at a gas station. It was a pioneering work, and a popular one, that has become an infrequently revived curio.