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Wednesday August 26

August 26, 2009 by Apollinaire Scherr Leave a Comment

Mark Morris … [Read more...]

“He’s primitive, he’s civilized!”–he’s Mark Morris

August 26, 2009 by Apollinaire Scherr Leave a Comment

While my colleagues have admitted that something marvelous and strange is going on in Mark Morris's latest works, they've also been diffident. As Alastair Macaulay summed up in the New York Times upon the company's performances at the Mostly Mozart Festival last week, Both [premieres] are peculiar, imaginative, sincere... But [they] are almost impossible to love. I recognize that feeling, … [Read more...]

August 13:

August 13, 2009 by Apollinaire Scherr

Ballet in the middle … [Read more...]

Cranky New Yorkers (scroll down to asterisks for part two: the so-called ballroom scene)

August 13, 2009 by Apollinaire Scherr 3 Comments

That's what we proved to be--we critics--when Tulsa Ballet hit town, with the governor, Tulsa mayor, secretary of state and members of the Ballet board in tow. I, at least, was hoping to love them--wouldn't it have been neat to find, far away from any of our dance capitols, that something great was stirring? It happens all the time in the other arts; take, for example, the Flaming Lips, from … [Read more...]

August 7:

August 7, 2009 by Apollinaire Scherr

Jacob's Pillow--and what hip-hop has to do with it … [Read more...]

Jacob’s Pillow–my first time up

August 7, 2009 by Apollinaire Scherr 1 Comment

The Financial Times wanted a piece that explained the Pillow as well as reviewing the week's attractions for people not already in the know. A fun assignment, especially as it gave me an excuse (and the means) to go up there for the first time. I thought it was only California that you could drive in for miles and still be nowhere near the border.Here's a few paragraphs, taken from the middle of … [Read more...]

Apollinaire Scherr

is the New York-based dance critic for the Financial Times. She has written regularly for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Newsday, as well as SF Weekly and the East Bay Express, in the Bay Area. She has contributed to... Read More…

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