Tweeted from the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 21st March, 2012:
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15 MARCH 2012
SOS to my readers: provocative art urgently needed
A reader, Ben F., condemned my position on funding for the arts. He claims that America, outside of San Francisco, L.A. and New York, is at heart “a deeply conservative country and uncomfortable with provocative art.” As a foreigner I’m far from an authoritative voice on the subject, but …
13 MARCH 2012
When dancers are physicists
Fouettés rond de jambe en tournant, en dehors.*
*Series of turns propelled by a whipping action of the working leg, turning away from the supporting leg.
See Gail Grant, Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet, p. 57, for step-by-step instructions. (Illustration courtesy of the brilliant xkcd.com)…
3 MARCH 2012
Hurtling toward the abyss, some more slowly than others
Dance companies worldwide – but above all in the U.S. – have taken a hard hit since the last recession. Large or small, no company has escaped the economic hammering. Some, like Ballet Florida, have collapsed under a mountain of debt. Some, like New York City Ballet, have had to …