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Blog 16: Non-Proprietary Camp
16. Non-Proprietary Camp: An editorial by Michael Porter. Aside from certain paranoid stand-up comics, who would claim to “own” a joke? ...
M.P.
May 29, 20198 min read
Blog 15: Hellcats
15. Hellcats: “Kiss Me, Kate” reviewed by Louise Ebersdorf. In the midst of revolution, the best ploy is to remain calm and appeal to a...
M.P.
May 15, 20197 min read
Blog 14: Distances
14. Distances: New Film Reviews by Pippa Hammet. Louise’s dance studio is finally ready, and ballet rehearsals have begun on the...
M.P.
May 3, 201910 min read
Blog 13: Benign Irrationality
13. Benign Irrationality: Review of “I Married an Angel” by Cheryl S. Because she has reservations about the Encores series as the main...
M.P.
Apr 19, 20198 min read
Blog 12: Cat's Cradles
12. Cat’s Cradles: Art Exhibitions Reviewed by Pippa Hammet. When you construct a proper cat’s cradle, you really need two people (four...
M.P.
Apr 6, 20198 min read
Blog 11: Hands-On
11. Hands-On: New York City Ballet Reviewed by Cheryl S. On the potential work-front, no word from Wonkov in Yakutsk. Sandy says no...
M.P.
Mar 24, 20198 min read
Blog 10: Free Solos
10. Free Solos: Movie and Concert Reviews by Pippa Hammet I don’t know how insights arrive in your life, but I have three basic styles...
M.P.
Mar 11, 20199 min read
Blog 9: Going Viral
9. Going Viral: A Review of New York City Ballet by Cheryl S. So much can happen so quickly! Especially if you have an assistant like...
M.P.
Feb 26, 20197 min read
Blog 8: Regression Therapy
8. Regression Therapy: Review of “Merrily We Roll Along” by Louise Ebersdorf Sometimes, boys and girls, life does indeed imitate art. ...
M.P.
Feb 12, 20198 min read
Blog 7: The Sacred Fount
7. The Sacred Fount: A Ballet Scenario by Michael Porter, after Henry James The Interpretation Since Henry James’ novel The Sacred...
M.P.
Jan 28, 201913 min read
Blog 6: Feelies and Movies
6. Feelies and Movies: Reviews of New Films by Pippa Hammet. Critically speaking, think of me as the cinematic love child of Parker...
M.P.
Jan 17, 201912 min read
Blog 5: The Cracker of Nut
5. The Cracker of Nut: A Spell and A Review by Madame Sesostris A Spell: I’m sitting in my storefront window – there are now Many...
M.P.
Dec 31, 20187 min read
Blog 4: Reconstructive Ballet
4. Reconstructive Ballet: A Conversation with Liane Beach The interview was conducted in New York City over brunch at Prune on a...
M.P.
Dec 6, 201810 min read
Blogs 1-3: All Will Out, Review of American Ballet Theatre, Quarantined
3. Quarantined: A Review of “Suspiria” (2018) by Louise Ebersdorf I swear I’m not Tilda Swinton under yet another pseudonym. As you...
M.P.
Nov 18, 201818 min read
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