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Tiler Peck salutes health care workers on Instagram.

I add my woo-hoo. Thank you for the heads-up, carterstephen. I look forward to purchasing and reading!

Yes, he did take roles away from Mejia, which is why Mejia told Farrell he was going to quit - he'd lost yet another role. Which is still not the same as saying that Balanchine fired them. Making life uncomfortable for an employee is indeed one way of showing him where the door is, but Farrell was still dancing all her roles and receiving the occasional compliment from Balanchine, although he did have her begin teaching understudies, which she had not had to do before. If Mejia had gritted his teeth and stuck it out, who knows -- but given that he was not made welcome when Farrell returned to the company, we can make an educated guess.

They were not fired. Mejia told Farrell he was going to quit and Farrell unwisely sent a message to Balanchine saying that if Mejia didn't dance, she didn't dance. Balanchine took her up on it, to her astonishment. (Mejia must be over the moon these days, with his gifted son on track for the career at NYCB his dad never had.)

"Elusive Muse" is worth seeing, although I found it disappointing overall. It followed Farrell's book a bit too closely. Like the book, the structure weakens noticeably after her return to the company. Farrell's most celebrated partner, Peter Martins, is not interviewed and regardless of the reasons the absence of his commentary leaves a big hole in the narrative. The interviews with d'Amboise and Mitchell are solid but not terribly penetrating. There are also vignettes of Farrell teaching classs and in rehearsal with Maria Calegari and Helene Alexopoulos, at least some of which I believe was staged for the film One of the chief appeals of the film at the time of release was the opportunity to see footage that was hard to find outside of a performing arts library but now, thanks to YouTube and people like John Clifford, the dance clips are now readily available and indeed we have access to film that the late lamented Anne Belle couldn't get permissions for.

Choristers are at particular risk, I understand, possibly because of the amount of air they are expelling as they sing.

Milwaukee Ballet presents its own "At Home" series.

United Arts of Central Florida raises a record amount for local arts organizations.

A law firm that represents many celebrities, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, is hacked.

Dancer Charlene Gehm MacDougal reminisces about her mother.

An interview with Amy Seiwert.

Miami City Ballet dancers talk about trying to stay in shape at home.

Cleveland Ballet presents its spring season online.

Isabella Boylston presents her at-home workout online.

Miami City Ballet presents a ballet choreographed remotely.

American Repertory Ballet offers online excerpts from its "Giselle."

A review of Alonzo King Lines Ballet by Lyndsey Winship for The Guardian.

Sacramento Ballet hosts its Big Day of Giving.

Houston Ballet presents a "Houston Ballet at Home" series.

Texas Ballet Theater updates its 2020-21 season schedule.

Misty Copeland organizes a virtual ballet for charity.

In fairness, the supply chain has been working efficiently at getting hand sanitizer, paper goods, etc. to the stores. They don't stay on the shelves because of hoarding and panic shopping, which is still going on in my state almost two months into the shutdown, although to a somewhat lesser degree. The stores put limits on the amounts people can purchase at one time, but not soon enough. I feel sorry for the essential workers who can't shop during off hours.

A short video of Shanghai Ballet dancers in rehearsal.

A look at how Philadelphia's performing arts organizations are coping with the lockdown.

Seattle's ArtsFund releases new projections about millions in revenue loss for arts organizations.