dirac Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Jordan Levin reviews the company's all-Balanchine mixed bill, for the Herald: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/enter...ent/4489727.htm Link to comment
Farrell Fan Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 Thanks for this, dirac. Wish I'd been there to see Villella's gangster in Slaughter. I'm also curious about those "fey 1960s poses" in Bugaku. Link to comment
dirac Posted November 12, 2002 Author Share Posted November 12, 2002 I kinda wondered about "fey" myself. I understand about space limitations, but on occasion it would be nice to have some of the adjectives you see in daily reviews elaborated upon. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 I hope that "otherworldly" or even "enchanted" was intended as the meaning for "fey". I don't see what is particularly "doomed" about the pas de deux unless you see Japanese marriage as a pretty bleak institution. I also don't think that "campy" was intended, either. At least, I hope not. Link to comment
BalletFlaMom Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 I don't know if I'm allowed to post links here, but this is from the Palm Beach Post - my daughter and I attended Saturday evening's performance. http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epape...db01080035.html (I hope my attempt at providing this link works!) ;) Link to comment
Farrell Fan Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Thanks, BalletFlaMom, the link worked. That is one strange review! How the end of "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" could deflate like a souffle is beyond me. Despite her enthusiastic opening, the reviewer seems only to have liked "Bugaku." Weird. Link to comment
dirac Posted November 18, 2002 Author Share Posted November 18, 2002 Thanks for the link! Farrell Fan, I think the reviewer intended to say that while was pleased to see these ballets, she wasn't completely happy with the performances. Link to comment
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