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November 22, 2006 Arts & Events » Night and Day

Spectator Sports for the Turkey Coma 

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Hold off on breaking the wishbone until you examine this, your complete guide to death-defying costume dramas. On the one hand there's Richmond Lucha Libre, high-flying, high-violence wrestling committed by masked luchadores. On the other, there's Cirque Dreams, a carnival of acrobatics and shiny costumes and really remarkable balance. This is "The Nutcracker" with kicks to the head, Christmas pageants suspended from silk. S



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