BalletNut Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Who would you vote for as the greatest choreographer of all time? Why? Too bad I can only list 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Johnson Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I keep looking at the choices, and the only answer I can come up with is "yes"!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rg Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 is Jerome Robbins off this ballot for some particular reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Leigh Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 It would be hard to even decide on a favorite from this list, much less a "best" I just don't think one can pick one best out of a list of great choreographers any more than we can say that one great composer or one great artist is "the best". While I may prefer Puccini or Verdi instead of Stravinsky, Monet instead of Picasso, or Tudor instead of Balanchine, all of those are just a matter of personal taste and have nothing to do with their greatness. Sorry, Ballet Nut, just can't make a compeition out of this one. (But then, I tend to have a teeny problem with competitions in the arts anyway ;) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Interesting, BalletNut, why did you put choreographers in this order, starting with Petipa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandra Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I must confess I, too, miss the "All of the above button" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalletNut Posted April 5, 2002 Author Share Posted April 5, 2002 No subliminal messages in the order of the choreographers, Andrei; I just entered them in the order I thought of them. Really. And yes, I like Jerome Robbins too, but the most options for a poll are 6, and it's rather unfortunate. Perhaps my question was a bit vague, so maybe people could say what they think is a great choreographer, or else just their favorite or whatever. And for the record, I don't like competition either. Just wanted to get an idea of what people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMCtech Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I can't vote for any one of those. They are all the greatest for different reasons and all so incomparable to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle_RBS_gal Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Vote for just one of them???? I want to vote for them all!!!! It's a real hard decision.......;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 This is a touch choice, like everyone says. Balanchine I think is the greatest choreographer of the 20th century. But, I don't think there would have been a Balanchine without Marius Petipa. Petipa's style and language was the foundation on which Mr. B developed his own style. So, for that reason, I choose Petipa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaFilleMalGardee Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 I picked Balanchine! My school teaches Balanchine technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Is it possible to vote for all, like a couple of times on each? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atm711 Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 I thought of a couple of alternatives: 1. list them in order of preference 2. if you were stranded on a desert island and could only see the ballets of three---who would you choose? Alas, the more alternatives, the worst it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 I'm unfamiliar with all of the choreographers listed, so I selected Petipa. He created the well known classics that most people think of as ballet. I realize that choosing a greatest based on popularity is suspect. On the other hand, creating the ballets that are commonly used to define real ballet ought to count for something. Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casloan Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 I love Balanchine because he has made the music visible through dance. Nonetheless, I also value (often highly) the works of all of the other choreographers listed (not to mention some that could not be listed, due to the arbitrary limitation of 6). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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