Tag Archives: ALICIA ALONSO

From Fowl Play to Fouettés: Swan Lake Lives

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf “How many ‘Swan Lakes’ can you see? How many ‘Giselles’? That’s what a cranky German asked me one year in Havana where we were both attending that elegantly decaying city’s International Ballet Festival. “How many Beethoven 9ths … Continue reading →

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Bolshoi Bye-Byes: Osipova & Vasiliev Say, “Do Svidaniya”

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf As Jerry Seinfeld (or perhaps it was Elaine…), used to say, “One door closes and another opens.” It now seems that the Bolshoi Theatre, after a six-year, $700 million renovation, is like a revolving door for star dancers … Continue reading →

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Why We Need Art: And Agnes de Mille

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf What Lindsay Lohan needs is some real art in her life. She should also serve her jail time – for real – and learn how the other 99.9% live (or at least how those who break the … Continue reading →

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