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I'd have more patience for Kirkland's scorn for "glorified triviality" if her and her husband's version of "Sleeping Beauty" weren't such a godawful, wrongheaded mess. I guess we have to take it as it is. Just another choreographic assessment, probably one that's not very popular, although also probably with a few followers here and there. Just as our own opinions. BT's "Favorite variation" and "Least favorite variation" have its good share of pieces that belong to both threads. I think that Kirkland's chip on her shoulder about Mr. B. obscured her judgement about nearly everything else.

Here is a link to an article about PNB's new ballets. Interesting. Wish I could see them!

I got the impression that he is a young man with very limited exposure to the world, and very limited education about the arts or other options open to him. The part about his attempts to self-tattoo were troubling as well. There's much more to this than we can really see.

Here's a link to a review in the Amsterdam News (New York)

A new article about Kathryn: http://www.worldartstoday.com/dance/moving-forward-by-going-back-home/

maybe there's a whole collection?

Tours en L'air has a 2012 schedule posted. Thanks for telling us about it puppytreats! It's surely something to keep an eye on.

Pick the one that most represents your take on Boards making artistic decisions. Think about Miami City Ballet, and a host of other examples:

I just got a copy of the May 29, 1971 issue, which I had had and lost a while back (though I saved the cover for many more years, great photo!). I searched for it, found a number of copies on ebay. I got one at a reasonable price, and there are mover available if anyone else is interested. Go to ebay and put this in the search box: ' SATURDAY REVIEW Magazine May 29 1971 IGOR STRAVINSKY good luck and enjoy!

I think it's been done since then, although I don't remember when. The ballet is very much visually modeled on Bronislava Nijinska's "Les Noce." It premiered at ABT.

A very dedicated balletomane, "Nickwallacesmith"has posted "Portrait of Diaghilev" in seven sections on You Tube. Here is a link to the first segment. Hopefully someone will come along and embed a visual link, but I never did learn how to do it. Caution, the chronology is terminally screwed up. But it's narrated by Tamara Geva, with interviews with Danilova, Dolin, Balanchine, Massine, Markova, Doubrovska, Karsavina, and others. Nice to have it close at hand.

OY VEH! As we say in NY -- Mea culpa. Typo. Sorry!

I hadn't checked, and it's great that you posted it!

Congratulations on your excellent search, your devotion and your answer! To help call the music to mind, the interval is a minor 6th, eg, the beginning of Bei Mir Bis du Schein. (Don't blame me for the spelling).

I found this article at this website.

Christian, one of the joys of watching Balanchine ballets over the years at the NYS Theater is that ALL of his ballets look new from different points in the theater. The designs, diagonals, complex corps movements, etc. all become revelations from new seats. For me the greatest examples are "Symphony in 3 Movements" and "Stravinsky Violin Concerto," but then, those are my favorite ballets. I would love to hear more about Maya Collins from all of you down in FL., I always enjoyed her warm smile, and her line. I'll miss her in NY, but will follow your reports. She's one of those dancers that I feel has untapped dramatic abilities as well. What do you think?

....and thanks, MRR, for the link!

I am excited about seeing the outcome of these efforts, but I do wonder about what the larger frame will be holding these interviews together, and/or a critical/contextualizing/focusing point-of-view. Will there be any? If not, I fear that this film will hold little interest for those beyond us balletomanes. And as much as I love Balanchine, I hope this doesn't become just another hagiography. If you go to the Dance Film Association site, Hochman has posted a short clip of what the film will be like. It is focussed on Balanchine in the classroom, and as such may in fact be limited in interest for students and devotees, but it has a lot to offer even just that limited audience. Something like this will NEVER attract a major popular audience, unless, say, Natalie Portman gives it a major pitch.

Let us know if there is anything we can do, and tell us how. Small amounts help!

A year later and they are still fundraising, now for post-production. Many new photos on facebook, (Merrill Ashley, Suzanne Farrell, Dan Duell, Carol Divet, David Hays, Stacy Cadell, Afshin Mofid, Karin von Aroldingen, Bart Cook and Maria Calegari). There are comments and "likes" by many old friends as well. The Dance films page is also a good place to donate, they have Pay Pal. So, tis the season!! Use those links again! Shake that purse!! We wiil all be so happy when the film comes out.

I believe you meant "Tamara Geva" and not Vera Zorina. Zorina was wife #3, Geva was #1.

For those who are interested in the topic (Balanchine's teachings) thee is also the film, in post - production now, "In Balanchine's Classroom." Here's the facebook link. Amazon still has copies of "Balanchine the Teacher."

...and they are on the Times website, in "Arts Beat." Great. Though I've read little about Colbert, (and haven't seen the show other than on You Tube), I got the impression that underneath all the silliness is a person seriously interested in the arts!

The New York Times just published an article about lavishly illustrated and intriguingly covered books for multi, multi bucks, into which category the new B.R. book falls. I'd need a new, very elegant coffee table.

Here is the link to an article with an interview. I'm sure all of you who read "DanceViewTimes" are aware of this. An interesting revelation is that he studied to be a microbiologist! A quote from the end of the review: