READERS' FORUM.Send your letters to Readers' Forum, Dance Magazine, 33 West 60th St., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10023, or e-mail us at editorial@dancemagazine.com. Letters must be signed with name, city, and state and include a weekday telephone or fax number for confirmation. Letters become the property of Dance Magazine, which reserves the right to edit them. EXCELLENT ADVICE * Dr. Linda Hamilton's article, "Becoming a Dancer: Gotta Dance!" in the July issue of Dance Magazine was inspiring [page 79]. Thanks for excellent advice and numerous suggestions. As a former dancer, my eyes moistened to recall the eat-sleep-and-breathe passion of dancing described in her article, and the need to express that passion physically, emotionally, and intellectually. My passion bums as ardently as it did in the heyday of my performing years, but now I wish to channel that energy into literary pursuits as Dr. Hamilton has. Nancy Upper Winchester, Mass. NUREYEV RETROSPECTIVE * In February 1995 I purchased that month's Dance Magazine for an excerpt from Otis Stuart's book on Rudolf Nureyev Noun 1. Rudolf Nureyev - Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) Nureyev . I must confess that I did not read the magazine thoroughly and missed your comments in the Kickoff section ["Nijinsky, Nureyev, Gods of Dance," page 5]. I have just now read your commentary, and I have to say that I was moved by it. The "void," as you aptly call it, that was left in dance at that time with respect to a dominant (male) personality such as Nureyev or Nijinsky can still be felt, I think, even today. I feel that Nureyev is still an enormous catalyst for creativity to artists--performers as well as visual artists--as a role model of classical male beauty, in dance and otherwise. Elisabeth Stack Vancouver, B.C., Canada DIABETES AWARENESS * I am a fourteen-year-old dancer who is responding to the article you printed in the September 1998 issue called "Dancing Through Diabetes" [page 74]. Thank you greatly for publishing this article on Zippora Karz because it has taught me many things. Your story on the NYCB NYCB New York City Ballet NYCB New York Community Bank soloist showed me that if you truly have a deep love and passion for the art of dance, then nothing will get in your way. In her case, the love was obviously so strong because she continued to dance even though she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes juvenile diabetes n. Insulin-dependent diabetes. . Your article also made me more aware of diabetes and how it can affect the average dancers. It amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. me that Ms. Karz made it through a whole ballet when her blood sugar level was so low. I can't even imagine how hard that must have been for her. I enjoyed learning about her experiences--how much determination it must have taken to make it through everything in the dance world! I hope you continue to print stories like this one. Jenny Harrison Jenny Harrison is a professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. She specializes in geometric analysis and areas in the intersection of algebra, geometry, and geometric measure theory. Pittsburgh, Pa. MORE CROSS-GENDERING ROLLS? * It was interesting to read Muriel Topaz's article about American Repertory Dance Company ["ARDC ARDC Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission ARDC Air Research & Development Center ARDC Air Research and Development Command ARDC Australian Racing Drivers Club ARDC American Racing Drivers Club : A New Company That Makes the Past Come Alive," July 1998, page 56], since that group had a most successful appearance in Washington, D.C., this season. Appearing with them was Dianne McIntyre, performing magnificently the Negro spirituals created by Helen Tamiris Helen Tamiris (1903 -1966) choreographer, modern dancer, and teacher (also known as Helen Becker). A founder of American Modern Dance, Helen Tamiris originally trained in free movement at the Henry Street Settlement. , especially in the stark, angular anguish of Mumbelin' Word. Her solo could be chosen as an object lesson of the simplicity and eloquence Eloquence Ambrose, St. bees, prophetic of fluency, landed in his mouth. [Christian Hagiog: Brewster, 177] Antony, Mark gives famous speech against Caesar’s assassins. [Br. Lit. of true master dancing and choreography. Also on the program was "the first reconstruction" of Michio Ito's Pizzicati. Not so, since Washington-based dancer Dana Tai Soon Burgess performed the work here a few seasons ago. It was interesting to see a small woman perform choreography originally set on a man. In a question-and-answer session held after the performance, the company was asked if a man would ever be asked to appear with them. Answer--if he were old enough! Judith Judson Arlington, Va. BRAVO BARYSHNIKOV * I am a ballet student and an eleven-year-old subscriber to Dance Magazine. I received the May issue with Baryshnikov on the cover, read the article, and looked at the pictures ["Baryshnikov Light and Dark," page 44]. I have never seen him dance, but people who have seen him tell me how great he is. I think you should have put in some pictures of him dancing, because he is a fantastic dancer. Daphanie Strianse Locust locust, in botany locust, in botany, any species of the genus Robinia, deciduous trees or shrubs of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) native to the United States and Mexico. Valley, N.Y. Editor-in-Chief Richard Philp replies: We have-often. The friends of whom you speak may remember Baryshnikov from the days when he danced in ballet, which is very different technically from what he is doing now. HIGH YIELDS * This letter is not to seek publicity, but rather to tell you of something happening here. The director of the Wisconsin Arts Board has called it "the miracle happening in northern Wisconsin." It is relevant to a quote from former Dance/USA executive director Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Brooks in your March Kickoff that small efforts can sometimes generate enormous impact ["Questions," page 7]. Your Kickoff editorials are the first item I look for in the magazine. Twenty-one years ago we left Salt Lake City, pulled by an uneasiness about the future of dance, but even more because the land here meant a sense of place, of roots and belonging. This mostly wooded eighty acres had once been a hobby farm hobby farm a small acreage of land used by a city dweller for weekend or summer relaxation. hobby farm malnutrition underfeeding of livestock because of owner's ignorance of animal's needs which a small hobby farm often cannot , an inheritance from Michael [Doran]'s grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl . We found a fine, abandoned old building-originally a schoolhouse, then a town hall-cleared the land, and moved it down the highway onto its foundation. It became our studio--and ChaliceStream was born.... The stories from area folk of who we were and what we did run from the comical to the libelous In the nature of a written Defamation ,a communication that tends to injure reputation. ; a favorite, still persisting among the tenacious, was that we were devil worshippers and the Lynn Dance Company concerts were a concealment for Satanic worship rites.... We have no set audiences; people hear about our Sunday and Christmas concerts and they come. If they like it, they come back. We have performed for five people, and we have performed when they were even spilling out of the building and looking in through the windows. It has been twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. with successes, setbacks, hard work, but always balanced with devotion and a sense of purpose. ChaliceStream is now an institution in this part of the country. No one is turned away from performances or our adult and children's classes. Now, area dancers who have studied with us are creating their own works; we provide them with a venue. Last week I received a note from an elderly Polish woman living out on a farm who often comes to our concerts: "I'm glad you were born," she wrote. "You have brought so much beauty into my life." Barry Lynn Two prominent Americans use the name Barry Lynn professionally, generally without including their middle initial:
Ladysmith, Wis. CORRECTIONS The Colorado Dance Festival's programming theme, "Let's Dance Together! The Americas" [Reviews, November 1998, page 86] was incorrectly called a `mission statement.' Also, due to a last-minute injury, the duet Capoeira cap·o·ei·ra n. An Afro-Brazilian dance form that incorporates self-defense maneuvers. [Portuguese, from earlier *capon, capon, from Vulgar Latin do Amor was not performed. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion