Readers's Forum.MARKETING IS MURDER The Atlanta Ballet is currently running an ad in the Atlanta Journal & Constitution (Atlanta's major newspaper) to promote its upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet star-crossed lovers die as teenagers. [Br. Lit.: Romeo and Juliet] See : Death, Premature Romeo and Juliet archetypal star-crossed lovers. [Br. Lit. . The ad consists of two bold lines of text: "Two ballet dancers die. What better reason to attend?" As a professional musician and lover of the performing arts, particularly ballet, I am shocked, as is everyone else I know who has seen this ad. What kind of "artistic director" would approve publicity so severely demeaning de·mean 1 tr.v. de·meaned, de·mean·ing, de·means To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner: demeaned themselves well in class. and humiliating to dancers and the community--and particularly to the art of ballet? Michael Markman Atlanta, GA via email DESIGNED TO DELIGHT I thought that I was in heaven last month when my tutu tutu coriariaarborea. design graced the Capitol dome on the front of your magazine [last September], but now an entire issue [October 2000] dedicated to ballet costumes ... what a treat. Bravo! For some reason, ballet costume designers rarely get the attention afforded to opera or theatrical designers. Fashion designers get whole sections of newspapers dedicated to their skill. Ballet costume designers spend their time reading between the lines Between the lines can refer to:
I enjoyed Clive Barnes's comments on the back page. But I want to remind him that the companies in the era of Balanchine and Karinska had a lot more money to spend on costumes than designers do now. When I work with a choreographer in 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 or California or Europe, the option of elaborate design comes down to budget. Wouldn't we all love the opportunity to design a Vienna Waltzes, and I don't mean a modern stretch version. To answer your open forum on men in dresses this season, I applaud the designers who were willing to go out on a limb and try to fill the stage with a new idea. You left out my favorite skirt of the season, and that was the one designed by Carole Diver for Albert Evans in Swerve Poems. Hard to compete with Russell Crowe in Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. , but I think Albert gave him a run for his money! Thank you for a great issue. Holly Hynes, costume designer Director of Costumes, 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. New York via email CARRYING THE DUNHAM TORCH Thank you for your article on Katherine Dunham [Dance Magazine, August 2000]. It is not often that you can find something about her in today's dance world. Please allow me to call your attention to a woman who hasn't been mentioned as one of the teachers who keep Dunham technique alive: Mrs. Othella Dallas. Othella Dallas was a member of the Dunham Company; later, she married a Swiss engineer' and moved to Basel, Switzerland, where she opened her own dance school. For more than 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. , people from all over the country have come to her daily Dunham and black tap classes, which she's teaching with the positive energy of a happy woman and an enthusiasm that's just breath-taking. Thomas Loewe Basel, Switzerland DANCE AS FAMILY AFFAIR I received my September 2000 issue of Dance Magazine and was captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. by the wonderful photo of the elegant Veronica Lynn. Ms. Lynn's mother, longtime 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. principal dancer Lupe Serrano, was photographed with Mr. Erik Bruhn some twenty-seven years prior for the cover of the December 1973 issue of Dance Magazine. Is this the first occurrence of mother and daughter appearing on the cover of your wonderful magazine? Robert W. Chasanoff Locust Valley, NY via email We think so.--Ed. JUST NOT JAZZED ABOUT JUDSON Regarding `Misha's New Passion' [Dance Magazine, November 2000]: This may be theatre avant-garde, but in my opinion, it is not dance. Enough bowing, scraping and glorification glo·ri·fy tr.v. glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies 1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt. 2. . Enough. The Emperor has no clothes. Kathryn Cardy Highland, MD via email Send your letters to Reader's Forum Dance Magazine, 111 Myrtle St. #203, Oakland, CA 94607, or email us at editorial@dncemagazine.com Letters must be signed with name, city state, and include a weekday telephone or fax number for conformation. Letters become the property of Dance Magazine, which reserves the right to edit them. |
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