dirac Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 An appreciation of George Jackson by Alastair Macaulay in his blog. Quote George had singular and deep expertise in the history of dance in Vienna, but also of dance history far and wide. Long before I met him, I was given (in the early 1980s), a copy of a challenging and erudite essay he had written, probably in the 1960s, on the questionable importance of Lev Ivanov as a choreographer of Swan Lake: it took its place at once as an essay to be kept, considered, and consulted. This was before the fall of the Berlin Wall, when many went along with the Soviet notion that Ivanov was the soulfully Romantic artist whose originality was largely suppressed by the formalist but emptier Marius Petipa: George simply showed how much evidence there was to show that Petipa’s hand on the Odette scenes of Swan Lake was much stronger than had been appreciated - and his acquaintance with the evidence about the early performance history of that classic was immediately exceptional. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 A list of the world's richest dancers. Quote Mikhail Baryshnikov is a great ballet dancer born in Riga, Latvia. Before joining the Kirov Ballet, he studied at the Vaganova School; finally, defecting to the West in 1974 Showing agility and intensity, Baryshnikov gave masculine ballet roles in fresh vitality. Acting director of American Ballet Theatre and White Oak Dance Project, he supported contemporary dancers and stretched artistic limits. Baryshnikov is still quite committed to his art even if his ballet career spans more than 50 years. His ageless performances and relentless pursuit of excellence have solidified his reputation as an icon influencing the direction of ballet. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 A preview of the 2024 Fall for Dance schedule. Quote Program 1 (Sep 18 & 19) welcomes National Ballet of Ukraine for their New York debut and the New York premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy. With sections of haunting sadness, contrasted by cheerful Ukrainian folk dances, Wartime Elegy is dedicated to the people of Ukraine and is the first piece Ratmansky created following the Russian invasion in 2022. Following is the New York premiere of Piano Songs, co-commission with the Vail Dance Festival, with choreography by New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Tiler Peck. The solo features American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Aran Bell and the music of Meredith Monk. GALLIM closes out the program with SAMA featuring the cutting-edge choreography of company founder Andrea Miller. Link to comment
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