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
'Seven Sonatas,' with its flowing series of meetings between men and women in an identifiable emotional world, is in the mould of Jerome Robbins' glorious 'Dances at a Gathering.' Robert Gottlieb danceemotionalflow Change image and share on social
How do you rate works of genius? Partly by personal inclination, partly by accepted wisdom, partly by popularity. Robert Gottlieb acceptgeniusinclination Change image and share on social
If you like being battered, the work of Savion Glover - one-time child prodigy - should be up your alley. I don't, and it isn't up mine. Robert Gottlieb alleybatterchild Change image and share on social
What makes a publishing house great? The easy answer is the consistency with which it produces books of value over a lengthy period of time. Robert Gottlieb answerbookconsistency Change image and share on social
The eternal and uneasy relationship between ballet and modern dance endures, but radically altered in tone and intensity. Robert Gottlieb alterballetdance Change image and share on social
Ballet Hispanico is a mixture of ethnic, ballet, social, jazz - you name it, it's doing it. The company has been going strong for more than 20 years, and you can see why: It may not be refined, but it's full of beans. Robert Gottlieb balletbeancompany share on social
Nobody could call the work of Noche Flamenca & Soledad Barrio pallid. Robert Gottlieb barriocallflamenca Change image and share on social
Some readers took 'Heaven's My Destination' as a satire on Christianity and the Midwest, but today it reads like a loving comedy. Robert Gottlieb christianitycomedydestination Change image and share on social
Ballerinas are often divided into three categories: jumpers, turners and balancers. Robert Gottlieb balancerballerinacategory Change image and share on social
