Aesthetic Issues

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1. Classical/Contemporary, Round 10

   By Alexandra, March 1, 2002
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   • Alexandra
   • March 2, 2002

2. Are ballet companies too big or staff too small?

   By Calliope, February 20, 2002
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   • Hal
   • February 25, 2002

3. Is anything vulgar (in dancing) today? 1 2

   By Alexandra, November 17, 2001
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   • Paul Parish
   • February 25, 2002

4. Vulgarity and decorum?

   By Leigh Witchel, February 8, 2002
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   • Paul Parish
   • February 24, 2002

5. Problematic Classic?

   By Mme. Hermine, February 19, 2002
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   • dirac
   • February 20, 2002

6. The Ballerina is Dead, Long Live the Danseur?

   By Leigh Witchel, February 13, 2002
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   • Mashinka
   • February 18, 2002

7. Company style versus choreography: where's the line?

   By Alexandra, February 14, 2002
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   • Cabriole
   • February 15, 2002

8. What difference does the music make, anyway?

   By Alexandra, February 10, 2002
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   • felursus
   • February 14, 2002

9. Monsters at the Ballet! Is Ballet ever scary?

   By Leigh Witchel, February 1, 2002
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   • Mel Johnson
   • February 12, 2002

10. Suspension of belief

    By Alexandra, February 1, 2002
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    • leibling
    • February 11, 2002

11. "In the Imagination of the Audience"

    By Alexandra, February 8, 2002
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    • Nanatchka
    • February 9, 2002

12. How does something become dated?

    By Leigh Witchel, February 8, 2002
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    • Alexandra
    • February 9, 2002

13. Unattractive costumes and/or clashing colors?

    By BW, February 3, 2002
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    • Juliet
    • February 5, 2002

14. Changing directors

    By BalletNut, January 19, 2002
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    • LMCtech
    • January 26, 2002

15. If you could only keep...

    By Mme. Hermine, January 16, 2002
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    • Roma
    • January 19, 2002

16. What if all that survived was...

    By Mme. Hermine, January 16, 2002
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    • dirac
    • January 17, 2002

17. What, if anything, is Western about classical ballet?

    By Alexandra, December 23, 2001
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    • psavola
    • January 16, 2002

18. Clement Crisp interview on what is wrong with ballet today

    By Alexandra, December 26, 2001
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    • leibling
    • January 8, 2002

19. The Myth of Genius?

    By Alexandra, January 5, 2002
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    • Alexandra
    • January 7, 2002

20. The Ballerina -- A Swan Song?

    By Alexandra, January 1, 2002
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    • katharine kanter
    • January 7, 2002

21. What is "contemporary ballet"?

    By Jaana Heino, January 2, 2002
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    • Estelle
    • January 3, 2002

22. Another take on reviving the classics

    By Alexandra, January 3, 2002
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    • Alexandra
    • January 3, 2002

23. "Let Us Have the Great Ballets"

    By Alexandra, December 31, 2001
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    • Alexandra
    • December 31, 2001

24. Heaven on Earth?

    By Leigh Witchel, December 21, 2001
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    • Helena
    • December 22, 2001

25. Ballet and its language

    By Mme. Hermine, December 14, 2001
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    • dirac
    • December 21, 2001