'The Sun Also Rises': Washington Ballet's graceful, gritty voyage to Hemingway's world

Before the curtain rises on the Washington Ballet's "Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises," you get a taste of the ruin, decay and vague comfort that the war-scarred writer etched into his book. This atmosphere is evoked in Billy Novick's gorgeous piano overture, which guides the audience through deep, slow waters into a Hemingwayish world.