Ciao Bella.I enjoyed the extended obituaries in the December issue (see "Transitions," page 99). Bella Lewitzky was without question one of the greatest dancers I have ever had the good fortune to experience. She made her debut at Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing arts center located in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. and popularly known as BAM. Founded in 1859 and opened in 1861, it is the oldest such institution still in operation in the United States. in the early '70s when she was in her mid-50s. It was one of the major events of the season and of my entire life. She was electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. ; the whole audience was transfixed by her performance. She remains in that galaxy of special inspired dancers who go beyond technique and interpretation to some kind of a universal statement that can only be said in that moment of dance. Martha Graham, Pavlova (even on film), Baryshnikov, Paul Taylor--those are some of the other stars in that rarefied rar·e·fied also rar·i·fied adj. 1. Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; esoteric. 2. Elevated in character or style; lofty. rarefied Adjective 1. galaxy. ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. PINSKY WOODSTOCK, NY |
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