Patrick De Bana's "Labyrinth of Solitude, " for a bare-chested Mr. Vasiliev, used the "Ciaconne" attributed to Tomaso Antonio Vitali to underpin a vignette for the intense, short-statured Russian that intermittently launched him into applause-winning spins and jumps meant, perhaps, to show the agony of art.

WSJ: Kings of the Dance, Opus 3 | Royalty Made Common | By Robert Greskovic