Theater genes
If you ever get a chance to see “Au Revoir Parapluie,” I strongly urge you to do so. The work is impossible to describe, although this NY Times review (and this post of mine) try. It’s playing at the Brooklyn … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Dance
Seen on Manhattan streets: walking the walk
I saw her walking ahead of me on a sidewalk in New York, and I knew immediately. She had the long hair, slicked back into a slightly damp ponytail. The large soft bag, slung over the shoulder. The small stature … Continue reading →
I’d trust those Georgians to guard the border
Georgia will be sending 1200 troops to Iraq to patrol the border with Iran to beef up the effort to keep weapons out. No, not that Georgia. This Georgia: This makes it the third largest coalition force there, after the … Continue reading →
Viva partnering, ballet, and la différence
When people think of ballet—if they think of it at all—they often think of dancing on pointe, something only women do in ballet. George Balanchine, one of the greatest choreographers of all time, famously said, “Ballet is woman.” Then again, … Continue reading →
Getting to the pointe
This is a pair of my old pointe shoes. They are from about twenty years ago, the last time I took a ballet class. I threw out the innumerable other ones, myriad shapes and sizes and makes purchased in my … Continue reading →
Peace/love: a golden oldie
I went out dancing the other night. No, not ballet. My ballet days are over, I’m afraid. And no, most assuredly not the tango. My tango days are over, I’m very happy to say. This was dancing to the music … Continue reading →
5 things you don’t know about me
I’ve been tagged for one of those meme things by my friend Fausta, “five things you don’t know about me.” Ah. what to divulge? I have an unusual breadth of choice, since some of the most basic facts about me … Continue reading →
Losing your turns
What’s a pirouette? Here’s the Wikipedia defintion—and, as a former dancer, I can attest to its correctness: One of the most famous ballet movements; this is where the dancer spins around on demi-pointe or pointe on one leg. The other … Continue reading →
How many does it take to tango?
When I was just a tiny child, there was a popular song called “It Takes Two to Tango.” A family story—perhaps apocryphal, perhaps true—is that when I was just a toddler, my parents took me to see the ice show … Continue reading →
Dancer from the dance
A while back, as I listened (or tried to listen) to the President’s State of the Union address, it struck me once again that I’m just not very good at listening to speeches. Unless it’s Winston Churchill, I much prefer … Continue reading →
Here’s to you, Anna Maria Louisa Italiano Brooks (aka Anne Bancroft)
This news is a shock–Anne Bancroft is dead at age 73. I realize now that in the list of my ten favorite movie stars, she should have had a place. But maybe I forgot to list her because she wasn’t … Continue reading →