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Marcie Sillman did a very nice profile on the company and the project this morning on KUOW, transcript here And I believe the run is all but sold out.

Well, the cable company in my community (Seattle) doesn't include CTV for its customers -- the only Canadian television we get is the CBC, so we won't be getting any Canadian coverage for the games or any ancillary stuff.

This may be the case, since they aren't taking the full company to NYC. I don't remember off the top of my head if Krobes was double cast with anyone for that part, and if so, who. Anyone here recall?

Oh, this sounds good -- I'll scamper off and put it on my library hold list!

On Sean Suozzi in Mopey -- "I thought he looked like Joey Ramone if he had had a lot of dance training." Bingo! I'd forgotten that description, and am so glad to be reminded!

There is a series of shots, close to the beginning of the film, of the stage rigging, with those beautifully coiled ropes -- Homans compares them to a sailing ship, but I think your machine image is even closer. In the Margot Fonteyn-narrated series, The Magic of Dance, there's a backstage sequence filmed in Copenhagen at the Royal Theater, demonstrating 19th century 'special effects' -- this feels very similar.

I think Jennifer Homans really touched on some central points in her New Republic review, especially this comment "Wiseman has said that he is interested in work and what constitutes it." I watched the film again, on a screener DVD, and I have to say that I really didn't mind the lack of titles/identification. For me, it was about the institution, and the tradition of working, rather than the individuals. But that's my opinion, and your mileage may vary.

Me too -- I'm really looking forward to cooking out of it!

I'm so glad to see this mentioned! I've used this as a primary text when I've taught dance history, and have always liked it. It's not as US-centric as some other survey texts, and there's a nice balance between general historical information and specific detail. Plus, the style is very read-able -- I think you'll enjoy it.

Oh dear. Thanks for the link.

Oh, this must have been great fun! I know several people have said it's repeating the score that makes it particularly difficult -- some have gone so far as to rehearse to something else (similar tempo and structure, but a different tune!)

I don't know if the mods think this is the appropriate place for a thread on Wever's upcoming show with his side project Whim/W'him -- if not, please relocate. I went to an open rehearsal for the program last night (along with Helene, who had many interesting things to say about it) and was gobsmacked by the material -- very dense, detailed, musical and eccentrically beautiful. It's running at On the Boards January 15-17, and I highly recommend seeing it.

Look here for the New York Public Library catalog holdings on her -- they list many of her Dancing Times articles as well as her teaching materials.

These are always fascinating programs. but I saw the above here in Seattle, and think it will be particularly special.

Seattle Opera's education director Perry Lorenzo has died (much too young). I'm not even going to try and list his accomplishments for the organization, except to say that I know people who became opera subscribers based solely on his enthusiasm for the art form. Artistic director Speight Jenkins wrote a lovely appreciation here.

Here's a link to the nominations -- who's seen what, and what do you think? nominations

I just bought a copy of the film from Zipporah and am looking forward to seeing Ms Hermann again...

Now that's a fascinating idea -- someone should take it and run with it!

I have a videotape of her in a Joe Papp production of Much Ado About Nothing as Beatrice, with Sam Waterston as Benedick (just to add the Law and Order connection!) It was set around 1900, in a semi-American town (or as American as you can get with all that talk about princes) and she was just lovely.

Well, Sesame Street has always been in Queens, I believe.

This is indeed an interesting feature -- you know if any of the Law and Order shows died or picked up stakes and moved the entertainment press would be all over that aspect of the change. And, from another posting, yes -- John Dixon. It was at the point if I saw the actor in something else, I still thought of him in his soap-ish character.

Thanks so much for the heads-up -- will scamper off and look.

I agree it's certainly worth seeing. There's lots of discussion elsewhere on the site, so I won't duplicate, but I am so glad that NWFF is showing this, and was very pleased to learn that they've had so much interest they decided to extend the run. They've had dance events in their space before, and for awhile co-sponsored a new dance film series with the contemporary group 33 Fainting Spells, but 33FS is pretty much moribund, so it's heartening to see that they're still committed to dance film.

Tomorrow, Friday, December 11, Karen Kain and Sarah Kaufman are set to debate the issue on CBC Radio's Q. The program airs at 10:00 a.m. & 10:00 p.m. local time on CBC Radio One. This being Canada, you have your choice of 5 (and a half) time zones to listen live online, or you'll be able to download the podcast after the program on the Q page. http://www.cbc.ca/q/Please report back -- I'll try to listen to a podcast, but haven't had a lot of luck with that part of the technology yet. I have never tried listening to the CBC online from outside the country, but I'm hoping it can be done. My thanks to a non-dancing friend for the heads up.

Thanks so much for the link. It is indeed a very impressive resume. You were a bit hasty when you posted, though -- it's the American Theater Dance Workshop, which is different that DTW. Too many candy canes?