Comments on: Plisetskaya dances

By: Pamela Kelly

Pamela Kelly — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 01:28:20 +0000

Thanks so much for the encouragement!:)

By: neo

neo — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:27:50 +0000

Pamela Kelly:

You’re welcome!

I am in awe that you took up ballet again at that age. Cudos.

By: Pamela Kelly

Pamela Kelly — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:03:55 +0000

Such perfection…I was not familiar with this legendary ballerina. So pleased to have discovered her and your blog (through a friend). I made the choice between ballet and piano study at quite a young age, so though music has been my career, I have always loved ballet, and took some more classes here and there. I resumed as an adult student at age 60 and still going fairly strong 9 years later! As a pianist, I did enjoy playing for excellent classes/professional studios in the D.C. area when I was in h.s. and back in the region as a doctoral student. I can’t think of a dancer who better portrays how technique is a means to an end of expression in any art. Thank you for posting this amazing documentary.

By: neo

neo — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:09:53 +0000

Tom Grey:

Unfortunately, a lot of my older links don’t work anymore. But YouTube still has many videos of the wonderful art of Fracci, who was sui generis.

By: Tom Grey

Tom Grey — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:52:57 +0000

Last night wife and I saw the movie Carla (Fracci), with great acting and quite nice ballet sequences. Close up slo-mo often adds a lot to the feelings.
Carla died in 2021 (at 84), and Neo has written a few times about her, maybe starting with giselle.
https://www.thenewneo.com/2009/03/11/and-now-for-a-change-of-pace-giselle-through-the-ages/
Sadly, none of the links worked for me.

(From an .ai creativity thread comment: there is no one definition of creativity, but researchers have developed a number of flawed tests that are widely used to measure the ability of humans to come up with diverse and meaningful ideas. )
I’m wondering if .ai won’t come up with terrible & great choreography in the … decades ahead.

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:38:48 +0000

for fun..
i sure do miss the chess games
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22seymour%22++maurice&tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:CQeF24A1C4IWYRC1kMzBs3s3sgIAwAIA2AIA4AIA&hl=en-US&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-q7uBy9yAAxUBE2IAHY6EBTYQuIIBegQIABAr&biw=1280&bih=951

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:34:56 +0000

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/54/d7/bf/54d7bfc341bf953231c7b4b88ee14a96–seymour-the-photo.jpg

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:53:40 +0000

I enjoyed watching her beautiful dancing. You do get that sense that she is warping space!

On the other hand, I can’t help but ask the question why did she stay in Russia? How is it that after her father was executed and her mother and baby brother sent off to the gulags she still claimed “Russia is my home” and stayed? Most importantly what element of Russian indoctrination that was so successful on this woman, is now being used on Americans by the rabid left?
Why didn’t she run?

By: huxley

huxley — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:08:20 +0000

Abraxas, Bob Wilson:

There are other topics far more suitable for political discussion than this.

Why post comments here?

By: Abraxas

Abraxas — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 02:36:01 +0000

David Brooks’s article last week has generated a lot of chatter at “The Bulwark.” A reader asks why is it that only Democrats or liberals try to understand the other side. Jonathan Last was agreeing with the reader when the paywall went up. I’m left wondering just what it is that we’re doing here all this time, other than trying to figure out why so many of our neighbors and relatives voted for Biden and don’t challenge his lies.

I’m sure Plisetskaya is wonderful, but today isn’t a ballet day for me.