Lewis Segal at the LA Times is fed up with ballet, and isn’t afraid to say why in his recent opinion column.
Most ballet is every bit as bad as audiences secretly suspect — and it’s not going to improve until companies stop conning or shaming us into accepting damaged goods. In the meantime, guilt-free hatred of ballet is reasonable, maybe even necessary.
Ouch. Let the letters to the editor begin.
Thanks to Trevor and ArtsJournal for the link.
Ballet is a beautiful art. You may think it is stupid but it really isn’t. Ballet to me is a hard sport, and it is amazing to dance. I love ballet because whenever I dance it onstage, it feels so good. I don’t feel this feeling dancing any other kind of dance.