brightened our Manhattan shores twice (so far) this year–
once, to tape for the Balanchine Foundation her coaching Balanchine’s Sonatine in February, and then second, to teach at the School of American Ballet in May. At SAB she also coached a class in her Emeralds variation. I went to watch and it was, well–unforgettable. Moving.
Didn’t go to watch Sonatine, but Marina Harss did and she’s written about it for The Nation. Here it is!
I was talking today to an ex-NYCBer who was in the corps of Jewels in the late-1960s. He’d be warming up and make it a point to watch Verdy dance her Emeralds variation at every performance. And each performance she gave was expressed somewhat differently.