dirac Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied are phfft. Quote Previously, Page Six exclusively reported that the pair, who married in 2012, separated in 2022. We were told it was an open secret on the set of “May December,” which shot in November over the course of 23 days, that she and Millepied were having problems. Related. Quote After 11 years of marriage, Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have officially ended their union with a private divorce in France. The news comes after months of speculation and separation rumors that surfaced in the wake of alleged infidelity. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 A review of New York City Ballet in London by Alastair Macaulay for Slipped Disc. Quote One large point does emerges from this programme: these twentyfirst-century New York choreographers, like their London counterparts, are far more tentative about using pointwork than were Balanchine or even Robbins (or Frederick Ashton or Kenneth MacMillan). The pointwork of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – nowhere more pronounced than in the second movement Balanchine’s irresistible “Symphony in C” – was boldly sexist, creating an abyss-like dualism between the genders from which many ballet choreographers today steer uneasily away. Sure, women in these three twenty-first century ballets sometimes go on point. But their pointwork becomes just another of those ballet devices. It’s no big deal – whereas pointwork in Balanchine (as in the ballets of Petipa) is still intense, high-exposure, edge-of-the-cliff, disconcerting. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Evelyn Hart coaches the dancers of Mission Ballet Centre. Quote “At this point in my dance life the biggest reward I get is by giving back,” said Hart. “That’s actually how dance gets handed down, it’s from person to person.” Link to comment
dirac Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 A review of New York City Ballet by Leigh Witchel for dancelog.nyc. Quote She also has a gift for knowing when to play for the laugh and when to act as if what she was doing were the most normal thing in the world. Nadon played the hat shop sketch with perfect timing and physicality, slumping over dejected when someone else wore her hat. She was funny enough that even her accidents were funny; when she surreptitiously dropped the fake hand into the piano, she somehow managed to have the thing hit the piano strings with the loudest sproing. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Smuin Ballet holds its annual gala. Quote This year’s gala honored [Celia] Fushille for her incredible milestone of 30 years with the company. A founding member of Smuin and its principal dancer for more than 12 years, Fushille has served as Artistic Director of Smuin Contemporary Ballet since 2007. After completing three decades with Smuin, Fushille will step away as Artistic Director at the conclusion of this season.... Link to comment
dirac Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Ballet Victoria presents "Dracula." Quote This evening will also open with a Gothic soirée, where guests are encouraged to dress in their own unique interpretation of Gothic style. Contortionists and music featuring The Valley Babes will fill the lobby before the show, where people can enjoy specialty drinks in this evening of fiendish romance. Link to comment
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