Category Archives: NUREYEV

Au Revoir, Roland Petit

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Just a few words to say ‘merci beaucoup, Monsieur Petit,’ for having given the world some of its most indelible choreographies, including 1946’s Le Jeune Homme et La Mort, followed by Carmen, the most sizzling cigarette girl … Continue reading →

Posted in ALICIA ALONSO, BARYSHNIKOV, BING CROSBY, DANNY KAYE, FRED ASTAIRE, JEAN BABILEE, LESLIE CARON, MITZI GAYNOR, NATALIA OSIPOVA, NIKOLAY TSISKARIDZE, NUREYEV, ROLAND PETIT, ZIZI JEANMAIRE | Comments Off on Au Revoir, Roland Petit

The Majesty of Martha

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf All hail the mother of modern dance: Martha Graham. Though she died in 1991, her company, the Martha Graham Dance Company – the oldest contemporary dance troupe in the country – is now in its 85th year. … Continue reading →

Posted in BARYSHNIKOV, BETTE DAVIS, ISAMU NOGUCHI, LESLIE NIELSON, MADONNA, MARTHA GRAHAM, MERCE CUNNINGHAM, NUREYEV, PAUL TAYLOR, PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY, PLISETSKAYA, SOUTH COAST REPERTORY | Comments Off on The Majesty of Martha

On Swans, Seasons Greetings and Boxed Sets: Calling All Balletomanes

Posted on November 26, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf With swans in the air, or at least on screen (my review of the new Darren Aronofsky film, Black Swan, is coming, not to worry, while in L.A. Opera’s misguided premiere of Lohengrin, peeps sing about the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALICIA ALONSO, BLACK SWAN, BUD CORT, DARREN ARONOFSKY, FIDEL CASTRO, FIRST RUN FEATURES, KNOPF, LOHENGRIN, LOS ANGELES OPERA, NIJINSKY, NUREYEV, PAVLOVA, SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA, VAI, VLADIMIR MALAKHOV | Comments Off on On Swans, Seasons Greetings and Boxed Sets: Calling All Balletomanes