At Kennedy Center, a jubilant 'Alice' that doesn't worry about ravens or writing desks
As the curtain opens on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," performed by the National Ballet of Canada at the Kennedy Center, we're in familiar territory. That is, it's familiar if you're among the fans of the hit PBS series "Downton Abbey," for the ballet's first moments take place on the grounds of a palatial manor in the English countryside, where a garden party is being prepared with yards of white linen, platter…