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
Has there ever been a dance career with more ups and downs than Twyla Tharp's? Or with more varied ambitions? Or larger ambition? Robert Gottlieb ambitioncareerdance Change image and share on social
Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers. Robert Gottlieb balancecompanyconstant Change image and 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
Paul Taylor's 'Offenbach Overtures' has lots of zip and charm, and its pair of dueling soldiers in red, who end up starry-eyed about each other while their disgusted seconds take up the quarrel, is nonstop funny. Robert Gottlieb charmdisgustdueling share on social
Many people say to me, particularly about my dance writing, 'It sounds just like you.' But it sounds just like me after I've made it sound like me. Robert Gottlieb dancehavemake 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
The finest chroniclers of the great and the near-great have often been courtiers - the Duc de Saint-Simon, for instance, or Lady Murasaki. Robert Gottlieb chroniclercourtierduc Change image and share on social
A steady diet of the higher truths might prove exhausting, but it's important that we acknowledge their validity and celebrate their survival. Robert Gottlieb acknowledgecelebratediet Change image and share on social