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That's one way of gertting the audience back in their seats !!

Nijinska's Early Memoirs is my favorite "ballet" book. I cherish my copy and re-read its every few years. At the. time of her daughter Irina's death in 1991 she was in the process of editing a sequel. As far as I know, it wasn't completed.

What an electrifying performer she was on stage! Rest in peace and thanks for the memories.

That's the best way to be---'knowing nothing'. You are free to let the poetry of the movement and music wash over you. That was me so many years. ago when I saw my first performance (1944)

Thanks for that Dirac...I never saw that!

One of my favorites! How I love 'The Heiress". My one claim to fame is that back in the 80's we used the same hairdresser in Manhattan!

Belated!! but Happy Birthday Alexandra!!

Loved the C.Colbert observation!!. I must look for it when I watch "It Happened One Night" again (for the umpteenth time). Happy to know we are on the same page with Lopatkina.

I probably should have said refined performance rather than technique But surely in comparison Farrell is ahead for those viewers who haven’t seen too many interpretations I recommend they watch Farrell in the role and also Ulyana Lopatkina

This was was the first time I saw Means in "Diamonds". I have been avoiding it for the reasons you cited above. I hoped she would get coaching from Farrell--if she did it wasn't apparent to me. The role calls for a more refined technique and the facial expressions must go.

I was disappointed with Peck's Pulcinella. He used his nine dancers effectively in the opening and closing sequences--- but the long middle section was boring. One frenetic solo after another with a pdd thrown in. It needed more imagination. Perhaps varying all those solos with small groupings? In my many years of ballet watching I have witnessed the progression of the careers of Robbins (from the very beginning) to Tudor in the (US from the beginning). While not every piece was a hit---they were always interesting and their talent leapt out at you! The costumes were the most in

'Ballet Imperial' was even better!! I can see Ananiashvilli's hand in that! She was a brilliant interpreter of the role with ABT.

Thanks Helene. That was a bit of therapy I needed!! With some luck all those naysayers will move to Tuscaloosa!

With my beloved city suffering this is the last thing I need to read! For Shame!!!

Well Helene--thanks for the recognition! I was one of those people---I taught in a high school and involved in many productions. My favorite was 'Fiddler on the Roof'. I did have some help though. We were sent a 2" thick book of the Robbins choreography andI adapted it to the athletic students, and they were great.