I could have written twice as much about Alexei Ratmansky's marvelous new "Coppelia" for La Scala, particularly about the fine acting and dancing from every member of the company.
https://t.co/bQAIpaoLCo
A quiet revolution at @BalletOParis. First Soloist positions will no longer be up for grabs during the annual competition for promotions. Instead, the director will now promote deserving Sujets at the end of the season (as is the case everywhere else).
Wishing her success-Can She Revive the Largest Museum on the African Continent? “There was a feeling that we cannot let this fail,” Koyo Kouoh said of taking top job at @ZeitzMOCAA. She wants to make it relevant to the Pan-African world&beyond. By @rsulcas https://t.co/RzKsKvCdSW
I was very sad to learn of the death of Robert Gottlieb, a fellow dance critic—a kind, witty and courteous man, as well as a towering literary figure:
https://t.co/pCyKiY7fVP
I moved to Johannesburg in June of 2021, and the mayoral post has changed hands 6 times since I've lived here. The result is a city where its leaders bicker over power, while many residents suffer. A look at my city w/Joburg's own @lynseychutel https://t.co/PJaYL6zisL
Wonderful to talk to the original principals, and others involved in Jerome Robbins's "Brandenburg," which @nycballet is bringing back (on May 10) after 15 years.
https://t.co/9c3DwW8BB3
MUST READ: Why the loss of newspaper cultural critics hurts us as citizens (by my former boss and ex-@washingtonpost arts editor) https://t.co/BRfu5LsS2G
Apparently King Charless III likes ballet (and opera, art, classical music and Leonard Cohen). Fascinating piece by @alexmarshall81 on Charles and the arts:
https://t.co/HZa7Rcl345
It was wonderful to be in New York to watch rehearsals of Christopher Wheeldon's new “From You Within Me,” for @nycballet and to talk to everyone there:
https://t.co/mXVxB06EGc