This fall, American Ballet Theatre brings back Balanchine’s masterpiece of student instruction as well as sublime balletic reimaging of one of the world’s greatest pieces of music.
Call it a Balanchine Personal Statement, like something you write for an entrance application.
Maria Tallchief likened dancing it to taking your medicine every day, but I don’t think that’s how we in the audience feel.
Witticisms and allusions abound: will never forget the “girls” at ABT laughing and emitting irreverent groans as they cranked into position a la Coppelia during the concluding Presto!
* subject of my first published writing on dance!