By James Foritano Sometimes, it seems to me that classical ballet is bending over backwards, awkwardly, to demonstrate to modern audiences that it can be contemporary and convey a modern, democratic spirit with a blueprint conceived for the royal courts of Europe. In their final production of the season, “Mirrors,” the Boston Ballet has indeed seasoned its repertory with more than a whiff of modernity, a crackle of contemporary challenge and even a soupcon of angst. Four edgy ballets, two of which, “Smoke and Mirrors” and “Bitches Brew,” are specially commissioned world premiers, close out this season along with a concurrently running production of the traditionally classical “Swan Lake.” I was entertained by the elegance and spirit of three of the four ballets comprising “Mirrors,” but I was especially enthralled and intrigued by the fourth and final piece of this four-course … [Read more...] about The Boston Ballet’s Mirrors at the Boston Opera House