Peter Martins: “The one thing that Balanchine hated was indulgence and emotion in dancing. He taught us that we dance with our bodies, at the right speed; that’s all.”
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Can The World Of Dance Move Beyond Itself?
“Every night the audience is also asked to vote for its favourite work. And night after night, the audience choice did not reflect the judges’ opinions.”
Ira Glass Can’t Dance, But His People Can
“‘How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Nepotism!’ Glass joked. ‘We had 10 minutes on a program with Patti Smith and Philip Glass and Tibetan monks. I have to say we killed.'”
Bolshoi Ballet’s Sergei Filin Still Can’t See After Acid Attack
“The Bolshoi ballet artistic director who suffered eye and skin damage in a horrifying acid attack in January still cannot see with either eye, his lawyer said Thursday, suggesting that his state of health is worse than predicted by doctors.”
Paul Taylor At 82
“Taylor’s own company now bills him as “the last living member of the pantheon that created indigenous American modern dance.” The description seems a little funny and a little edgy, like a lot of the things Taylor says, and you have to wonder if he wrote it himself.”
Bolshoi Reprimands Tsiskaridze, Again, And He Contests It, Again
“Top dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze will contest a new reprimand from his employer, the Bolshoi Ballet, in court … [His attorney] said the dancer received the reprimand for saying he was ready to head the company in an interview with NTV TV channel. The Bolshoi refused to comment on the issue to RIA Novosti.”
Tamara Rojo Wants Her Dancers To Talk Back
Says the director of English National Ballet, “They don’t question anything. They’re not used to talking back. So I’m saying: ‘Why are you doing that like that? Is this the ballerina you want to look like? Or are you just doing it on automatic?’ Which is quite unsettling at the moment but I’m sure they’ll get the hint.”
Limón Technique, Explained By The Limón Dance Company’s Director
Carla Maxwell: “José would sometimes tell people that we just use every day things like walking, falling and turning. … The technique itself can look very lyric, but it’s really a rhythmically-based, dramatically-oriented technique. It’s also action-oriented. It’s not movement for movement’s sake ever. There’s always an objective.”
Jailed Bolshoi Dancer Denied Bail In Acid Attack Case
A Moscow judge found that Pavel Dmitrichenko, the alleged mastermind of the acid attack on Bolshoi Ballet director Sergei Filin, is a flight risk and should be detained until at least June 18.
National Dance Company Wales Suspends Co-Founder
“The organisation says Roy Campbell-Moore has been suspended from his post as artistic associate following a complaint by other members of staff.” The nature of the complaint has not yet been made public.