Reader's Forum.HOORAY FOR HALPRIN! Hmm ... Paul Taylor
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 . The Bay Area's own Anna Halprin has been dancing and creating work ranging from theatrical productions to modern rituals to environmental dances since the late 1930s. Some of her most important work, however, is with expressive arts healing movement, in which the power of dance is used to heal. Halprin's eighty years in dance have not only touched thousands in the dance world, but thousands of non-dancers who have come to the dance world to work with Anna. I'm sure this oversight was an honest mistake, though, and you'll catch up in time for her 90th. Until then, happy birthday, Anna Halprin! Stephanie Ludvik San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden via email Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For more on Anna Halprin, turn to page 82 for a review of her book Dance As a Healing Art: Returning to Health with Movement & Imagery. Also see Dance Magazine's June 2000 news story on Halprin's Cowell Theater retrospective and the September 2000 news story on the Dance USA Roundtable. DON'T FORGET FAGAN! A significant omission from the August issue's many mentions of choreographers who have been important collaborators with jazz musicians This is a list of jazz musicians on whom Wikipedia has articles. Some of the most notable jazz musicians
African tribal storyteller. The griot's role was to preserve the genealogies and oral traditions of the tribe. Griots were usually among the oldest men. In places where written language is the prerogative of the few, the place of the griot as cultural guardian is still New York together. Marsalis and his septet toured Griot New York across the country with Garth Fagan Dance, both groups freely interacting in concert as jazz artists always do. Hailed everywhere as a masterpiece, the jazz dance work was later broadcast on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, . Herbert M. Simpson Geneseo, NY via email A MATTER OF DEGREES I just got my daughter's August issue of your magazine and was very interested to find your article on young people receiving professional ballet training while getting their college degrees. I was very impressed to see you write about the issue. The one thing I question is the notion in the article that this is a new concept. My daughter is approaching this crossroads of choosing between pursuing a career in ballet and a college education. We live on the West Coast and have looked into the programs you feature in your article as well as some others. One of the programs we are very impressed with is the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. Ballet Department. Willam F. Christensen established this program in 1951. Hardly new. I am curious if it was left out of the article because you were unaware of it or if somehow it doesn't fit into the same category as the ones you mentioned. I realize there are programs other than the ones you mentioned that are affiliated with universities or colleges. I also saw that in your article you make that statement. You give the very distinct impression in the article that this is a new concept and the University of Utah is a perfect example that it is not. In fact, one slant on the article could be that the idea and goals Mr. Christensen had fifty years ago are finally being accepted and beginning to grow. I hate to see credit not given where credit is due. You may be interested in looking into the program. The Web site is www.ballet.utah.edu Jill Y. Gibson via email Muriel Topaz responds: You are quite correct that the program at the University of Utah founded by Willam Christensen is one of the oldest in the United States, and a very fine program, indeed. In addition to Utah, there are several excellent programs specializing in ballet in university settings across the United States. What is new about the programs in Hartford and at the Joffrey and Ailey schools is the fact that these are "studio" schools, i. e. schools primarily associated with professional dance companies rather than with institutions of higher education. What is interesting in particular is that this represents a sea change in ideas about professional dance and its participants. There was definitely a time in the not-too-distant past when the notion of an educated dancer was not embraced by the professional community. I, as you, am delighted that this idea is becoming increasingly obsolete. APOLLO BY THE BAY In Dance Magazine's September issue, which has so many interesting reflections on the Balanchine Celebration, Allan Ulrich made the remark that Lew Christensen, as the original American Apollo, never allowed San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet, or SFB, is a San Francisco, USA based ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, where it is directed by Helgi Tomasson. to perform it. Although Mr. Ulrich might well be accurate in his statement based on his sojourn in the San Francisco area, he is nonetheless incorrect. I remember seeing Conrad Ludlow in the role of Apollo and remember Nancy Johnson in the role of Terpsichore. To confirm my memory, I telephoned Carlos Carvajal, who had been a member of the company at that time prior to departing first for Festival Ballet and then to the de Cuevas Company. He stated my memory was accurate, that "we all learned the ballet," and that the performances took place sometime around 1955-1956 before he left the company. Renee Renouf San Francisco via email |
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