A lot of people have a lot of faith in Karole Armitage. They see her as bold, inventive, indefatigable. 'America isn't working out? There's always Europe. Ballet? No? Go modern. Keep going! Show 'em!' Robert Gottlieb americaarmitageballet Change image and share on social
When December comes, can 'The Nutcracker' be far behind? No, it can't - not in America, anyway. Robert Gottlieb americadecembernutcracker Change image and share on social
Acting has changed since the nineteen-forties. Robert Gottlieb actchangeforty Change image and share on social
'The Sleeping Beauty' is the greatest, most challenging and most vulnerable of classical ballets. Everything can go wrong with it, and all too often, everything does. Robert Gottlieb balletbeautychallenge Change image and share on social
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 balletcomercompany Change image and share on social
At a certain point, you have to face the fact that you've turned into an old fart. Robert Gottlieb facefactfart Change image and share on social
Melissa Barak, an ex-City Ballet dancer and sometime choreographer, has put together an unspeakably dopey and incompetent mess called 'Call Me Ben,' combining ultra-generic dance, terrible dialogue and disastrous storytelling, about the founding of Las Vegas by the gangster Bugsy Siegel, who insists, violently, on being addressed as 'Ben.' Robert Gottlieb balletbarakben share on social
Who would have thought that a tap-dancing penguin would outpoint James Bond at the box office? And deserve to? Not that there's anything wrong with 'Casino Royale.' But 'Happy Feet' - written and directed by George Miller - is a complete charmer, even if, in the way of most family fare, it can't resist straying into the Inspirational. Robert Gottlieb bondboxcasino share on social
Twyla Tharp set her sights on ballet, and ballet, hungry for major talent, succumbed. Robert Gottlieb ballethungrymajor Change image and share on social
Gelsey Kirkland has had more than her share of demons, as her two distressing memoirs - and her violently checkered career - attest. Robert Gottlieb attestcareerchecker Change image and share on social