Ray Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I'm surprised at the silence--so far--on Acocella's acerbic summing-up of the Balanchine centennial in the New Yorker. A thoughtful silence? (Perhaps I'm in the wrong area of BA?) I'd love to hear what people think. Nothing in it should surprise any of us, nor should it surprise the higher-ups at NYCB, though I imagine they will be outraged. I don't always like JA's imperious tone, but she's right in this case to place the blame for the aesthetic ills she diagnoses where it belongs: at the top. My favorite passage: "With overpartnering, one hesitates to assign political meaning. Maybe these choreographers don’t really mean to insult women. But, once the woman is [represented choreographically as] dead, it’s hard not to see her as ill-used." The review is online. Ray Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I apologize - I seem to be traffic cop this morning! Ray, the discussion on the Acocella article is that-a-way, follow the link, please It got started in the NYCB instead of critics forum. I'm going to close this thread to keep all discussion in one place so please post there! Link to comment
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