cgc Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hi All, I'm in the process of gathering articles for SFB's Ballet 101 course manual. Apparently the New Yorker article "Ballerinas Wage a Backstage War on Pointe Shoes" about the rise of Gaynor Minden was a big hit, and the search is on for more of the like - informed, culturally astute, but entertaining. Anything come to mind? I thought of using Homan's infamous epilogue paired with Marina Harss's response in the Nation; perhaps Macauley's review of Black Swan (movie). Any and all ideas welcome! Link to comment
pherank Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Any and all ideas welcome! Welcome cgc! There are quite a few forum members who have a thorough knowledge of the world of dance 'criticism', and hopefully you will receive many recommendations regarding articles. Macaulay is much discussed here. ;) I'm an SFB supporter myself, so more power to you. I would definitely recommend Nancy Goldner's two short books: Balanchine Variations, and More Balanchine Variations for a Ballet 101 class. Link to comment
pherank Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Can you tell us a bit about your class? What are the student demographics for this class? And what are you looking for them to get out of Ballet 101? Link to comment
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