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September 15, 2004
Dance Tidbits
This Washington Post story on the extension of Michael Kaiser’s Kennedy Center contract reveals that next year the Suzanne Farrell Ballet will present “a full-length version of the George Balanchine ballet ‘Don Quixote,’ which has not been done in two decades.”
This is good news not only to a new generation of ballet lovers hungry to see that historical curiosity, but to those wondering whether the Suzanne Farrell Ballet would present anything next year. The company had to cancel its fall tour after a major engagement fell through. Here’s hoping the troupe returns with a vengeance. The Farrell Ballet’s performance of “Serenade” at Cal Performances was a highlight of my dance-going life last year. I had never seen a ballet ensemble use their feet with such thoughtfulness. Farrell may work with young, somewhat unpolished dancers (though soloists like April Ball are fully formed artists), but the care of her coaching is stamped upon every step.
Meanwhile, Sarah Kaufman finds D.C.’s fall dance offerings scant, Laura Bleiberg sounds a note of concern while surveying the Southern California dance calendar, the New York Times offers a nine-month overview to spark envy (if you missed the print edition with gorgeous photographs, my sympathies), and Jennifer Dunning keeps an excited eye on the $10-per-seat “Fall for Dance Festival”.
Posted by Rachel at September 15, 2004 06:49 PM
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