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American Ballet Theatre returns to the New York stage later this year.

Ballet Arizona announces its 2021-22 season.

The American Ballet Theatre tour hits St. Louis.

Students at the Royal Ballet School prepare for their annual show.

Karen Kain talks about what her legacy at the National Ballet of Canada.

Georgina Pazcoguin writes a memoir.

RIP. What a dancer! Watch Pat's feet go wickety-wack.

I pulled Bentley's "Costumes by Karinska" off the shelf and the layering of colors pherank describes was used by Karinska elsewhere and earlier, including in Cotillon. Bentley says Bérard's maquettes were lovely but also rather general (even if more specific than other sketches Karinska worked from), and it was Karinska who added many of the details and grace notes of the costumes in her execution of them. From the book: Bentley reproduces the well-known photo of a wistful young Toumanova in her Cotillon costume; it was Bérard who asked for something sparkly on the skirt, but Karinska who came up with little moons, stars, and musical notes. Ultimately, the costumes of Cotillon incorporated "sea green, lemon, cyclamen, rose, and lime." Bentley reproduces a cool group photo taken in Monte Carlo in the early thirties, with Karinska, Youskevitch, Massine, Markova, Bérard, and Kochno; Bérard is bearded and hearty, with a hand on Kochno's shoulder. If you take a good look at the "white" costumes for the Rosenkavalier section of "Vienna Waltzes" you'll see a lot of off-white.

Cybill Shepherd, anyone? Not a great time for female stars. Nobody really breaks through beyond Streisand and Fonda. On the other hand, Jill Clayburgh probably doesn't become a star at any other time.

" Nobody chaperones the chaperone. That's why I'm so right for this job." Physically the two of them are well matched and they look great together. I just find Russell's "acting" unacceptable; I don't think there was another major female star as capable of blighting a movie through her amateurishness until the advent of Ali MacGraw.

How true. No matter how sparky the lady, Taylor had a hard time getting those colored lights going. Gardner and Taylor were supposedly having an affair, but any heat generated didn't make it into camera range. The exception in my recollection is Lana Turner in Johnny Eager, which also features one of Taylor's few good performances. I've never seen His Kind of Woman because I find Jane Russell unwatchable in anything other than Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Not even Mitchum and Price could tempt me. Did you like it overall?

An MGM noir, as it happens. Not the kind of project that the director, Robert Z. Leonard, was generally associated with. Great supporting cast.

A review of the Royal by Joy Sable in The Jewish Chronicle.

The Osage Ballet is holding a fundraiser this month.

The City Ballet of San Diego is returning to live performance.

A letter to the editor remembering Violetta Elvin.

The Observer revisits an interview with Rudolf Nureyev from 1972.

A colt named Bolshoi Ballet scores a big win.

A Forbes story on American Ballet Theatre's bus tour.

Ballet Vermont presents Farm to Ballet.

Comments from the Canadian dance community on the legacy of Karen Kain.

Ballet Arizona hosts its second Summer Book Club.

An interview with Gavin Larsen.

Richmond Ballet presents its current Nutcracker production for the last time this year.

Kevin Irving leaves Oregon Ballet Theatre, involuntarily.