Despite the rigid classicism of the famous Paris Opera school and company, the French have done more than their share to unmoor la Danse from its traditions and standards. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Audiences love Paul Taylor, and so do I. Not everything, and not always, but year in, year out, he gives me more concentrated pleasure than I get from any other dance company. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
You can usually tell how healthy a ballet company is by the degree of your interest in the middle ranks of the dancers – the not-yet stars, the up-and-comers. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Either ‘Deuce Coupe’ has aged badly, or I have. I suspect it’s the latter. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
The heart of the classical repertory is the Tchaikovsky-Petipa ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ and no ballet is harder to get right. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
When you can’t follow a ballet’s action, you can always read the program notes. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
You may feel that Peter Martins’ ‘Beauty’ is too compressed and inexpressive, but it’s loyal to the text. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
It’s always fascinating – and sometimes a little disquieting – when two first-rate critics violently disagree. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
