Without a Prospero-Caliban relationship to balance the Prospero-Ariel one, 'The Tempest' loses much of its resonance. Robert Gottlieb arielbalancecaliban Change image and share on social
Blood is the leitmotif of 'Black Swan.' Robert Gottlieb blackbloodleitmotif Change image and share on social
The heart of the classical repertory is the Tchaikovsky-Petipa 'Sleeping Beauty,' and no ballet is harder to get right. Robert Gottlieb balletbeautyclassical Change image and share on social
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
Shakespeare has always been up for grabs, and choreographers have every right to use him any way they choose. Robert Gottlieb choosechoreographergrab Change image and share on social
Acting has changed since the nineteen-forties. Robert Gottlieb actchangeforty Change image and share on social
The man Dickens, whom the world at large thought it knew, stood for all the Victorian virtues - probity, kindness, hard work, sympathy for the down-trodden, the sanctity of domestic life - even as his novels exposed the violence, hypocrisy, greed, and cruelty of the Victorian age. Robert Gottlieb agecrueltydicken 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
Tolstoy may be right about happy and unhappy families, but in ballet, it works the opposite way: All good ballets are different from each other and all bad ones are alike, at least in one crucial respect - they're all empty. Robert Gottlieb alikebadballet share on social