audiophilia

I really enjoyed the show this evening, Tivo'd especially for Farrell's award. I have never seen her dance, and though the video excerpts too short, the glimpses of her art have really whetted my appetite. I shall do a search to see what DVDs are around. Her pas de deux with Peter Martins (?) was exquisite and immediately brought tears to my eyes. What an artist. I've been away from ballet for some time now. As a music student in London in the late 70s, I watched first class ballet for the first time on BBC TV's Ballet Month -- a month of Royal Ballet, Stuttgart, Flindt, Cranko, Ashton and McMillan that absolutely blew my mind. Seeing Suzanne Farrell has had an equally powerful effect. Totally inspired, I shall be purchasing Petrouchka tickets danced by our NBofC here in Toronto. Please excuse the rambling post. This is a wonderful forum, btw. Regards from Toronto, Anthony