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Blog 36: Apostasy
36. Apostasy: NYCB and Recent Films reviewed by Louise Ebersdorf Thinking long-term, I’ve consulted with my on-site psychic, Mme...
M.P.
Mar 17, 20209 min read
Blog 35: Catechisms
35. Catechisms: NYCB and “The Lodge” reviewed by Pippa Hammet Another dream! And Murr as its only begetter? Last Thursday evening, my...
M.P.
Mar 6, 20209 min read
Blog 34: Turnover
34. Turnover: Ballet and Film Reviews by Cheryl S. Analyzing the films Johnny Guitar and Desert Fury at the suggestion of the French...
M.P.
Feb 18, 20209 min read
Blog 33: Grandeur
33. Grandeur: The Shanghai Ballet and “1917” reviewed by Pippa Hammet I am happy to report that I’ve had no disturbing dreams recently,...
M.P.
Feb 5, 202010 min read
Blog 32: Affective Topographies
32. Affective Topographies: Film Reviews by Cheryl S. Life and art are full of mysteries! Some backgrounds resist filling in. Like,...
M.P.
Jan 21, 20209 min read
Blog 31: Rabid Warrens
31. Rabid Warrens: “The Movie Musical” reviewed by Louise Ebersdorf. My, but Ebersdorf Tower has become a veritable animal house of...
M.P.
Jan 8, 202010 min read
Blog 30: Catch As Catch Can
30. Catch as Catch Can: Film, Dance and Music reviewed by Pippa Hammet Mystery solved. I won’t have to clue Louise about covert...
M.P.
Dec 23, 201910 min read
Blog 29: Temporal Domains
29. Temporal Domains: Paul Taylor reviewed by Cheryl S. There is something exhausting about being fought over like a Thanksgiving...
M.P.
Dec 11, 20198 min read
Blog 28: Revels
28. Revels: Jerome Robbins and “Parasite” reviewed by Pippa Hammet While we wait for the N.S.A. to give permission for Louise to form...
M.P.
Nov 25, 201911 min read
Blog 27: Widdershins
27. Widdershins: Ballet and Film Reviews by Cheryl S. Since I was eager to teach my new dancer, Master Raro, the Nekomata partnering...
M.P.
Nov 10, 201911 min read
Blog 26: Changes
26. Changes: Notes on Movies and Dance by Pippa Hammet I like things nice and tidy at least once in a while, but in the midst of so...
M.P.
Oct 26, 20199 min read
Blog 25: Low-End
25. Low-End: Ballet Forensics by Florian I am suspicious of alternative histories of the arts, but sometimes evidence accumulates right...
M.P.
Oct 15, 201910 min read
Blog 24: Judex (1963)
24. Judex (1963): Film Review by Cheryl S. Our dear Louise says that she is expecting to receive a LinkedIn invitation any minute to be...
M.P.
Sep 15, 20199 min read
Blog 23: After Merce
23. After Merce: An editorial by Michael Porter When Merce Cunningham died in 2009, he took more with him than the originating genius...
M.P.
Sep 5, 20199 min read
Blog 22: Pushback/Payback
22. Pushback/Payback: New Movies reviewed by Pippa Hammet Ever since the Albertine-Paco strike began, our employer Louise E. has been...
M.P.
Aug 24, 20199 min read
Blog 21: Sister Arts
21. Sister Arts: Dance on Camera and “Swing Time” reviewed by Cheryl S. Last week Master Raro was my guest for a screening of Luchino...
M.P.
Aug 17, 201910 min read
Blog 20: Complex Beauty
20. Complex Beauty: “Swing Time” in Blu-ray reviewed by Pippa Hammet Our employer, Louise Ebersdorf, is regularly hosting nighttime...
M.P.
Jul 23, 201911 min read
Blog 19: Belle, Book and Candles
19. Belle, Book, and Candles: A.B.T. and Petipa Biography reviewed by Louise Ebersdorf. The strike continues downstairs – Albertine and...
M.P.
Jul 13, 201911 min read
Blog 18: Visual Sensations
18. Visual Sensations: Film and Dance reviewed by Pippa Hammet. As the great George Balanchine once wrote: “Choreographic movement is...
M.P.
Jul 1, 201911 min read
Blog 17: Relativity
17. Relativity: New York City Ballet reviewed by Cheryl S. Everything depends on time and place and one’s all-too-subjective position...
M.P.
Jun 13, 201912 min read
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