Before every performance at the Four Seasons Center, the National Ballet of Canada hosts a short lecture on the ballet about to be shown. Sometimes the speaker is a historian, sometimes a costume designer or, if you’re lucky, a dancer from the company. The idea is brilliant. At once, new comers are put at [...]
It is a little known fact that I am in love with Rahm Emanuel. Initially, this seems alarming, as America’s chief of staff is almost exclusively known for being a combative, political attack dog, prone to unhinged outbursts and oppressive work habits. In one interview, DCCC executive director Brian Wolff gave this advice to incoming [...]
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video. Four times, today alone. Polina Semionova is rehearsing an Act 1 solo from La Bayadere, under Vladimir Malakhov’s watchful eye. Pay special attention to the incredible bourree starting at 2:10. Are there wheels on the floor? A string pulling her along?
What makes this solo interesting [...]
