Long live Balanchine.Tony Rizzi of Frankfurt, Germany, takes issue with Clive Barnes' critique of William Forsythe Forsythe - A descendent of Algol 60, intended to be as uniform and general as possible, while retaining the basic character of its progenitor. Forsythe features higher-order procedures and intersection types. ftp://e.ergo.cs.cmu.edu/. ["Preliminary Design of the Programming Language Forsythe", J.C. Reynolds, CMU-CS-88-159, 1988]. ("Letters," Dec.) but I believe Clive is right on the mark. Forsythe distorts the meaning of choreography and his scores are often excruciatingly painful to listen to. Rizzi notes that Balanchine is dead, but the master's works continue to be admired the world over and in demand by the major companies. He definitely has something to say to dance audiences of the 21st century. If Germany is so enamored of Forsythe, then perhaps he should remain there. ALAN WARREN DOWNINGTOWN, PA Dance Magazine replies: Keep in mind that Forsythe's ballets are also in the repertoire of many major American ballet companies including New York City Ballet New York City Ballet, one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. In 1948 the company took its present name and began regular performances at the New York City Center. It moved to the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 1964., American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. It became the American Ballet Theatre in 1956. Its repertoire has included newly staged classical ballets and innovative modern dance works, many concerned with specifically American themes., San Francisco Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. |
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