We know how Merce Cunningham works and how he thinks – we’ve been told, over and over again, by him and by others. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
There is no consolation for anyone in the Scott Peterson story, and no final illumination. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than I am, her genius as a performer will have to be taken on faith – and on the always-suspect evidence of film. What will last, if things go well, is her genius as a choreographer, as a woman of the theater. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
In Georgia, apparently, men are men and women are women – at least in their folk dance. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Why movie and dance critics are taking ‘The Company’ seriously, I can’t imagine. Are they impressed by Altman’s reputation and naive sincerity? By the fluid semi-documentary approach? Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
When December comes, can ‘The Nutcracker’ be far behind? No, it can’t – not in America, anyway. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Ballet Hispanico is a mixture of ethnic, ballet, social, jazz – you name it, it’s doing it. The company has been going strong for more than 20 years, and you can see why: It may not be refined, but it’s full of beans. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
One of the odder byways of nonfiction is the dishy memoir by those who have served the great or the near-great. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
