The Best American Poetry

"Balding. Can't Sing. Can Dance a Little."*

*Notes from Fred Astaire's first screen test. Something to keep in mind when reading the next rejection slip.

 

 

Gene Kelly teaches English to the French kids (grace aux freres Gershwin)

Demain le bubble gum pour tous! 

 

 

On bad reviews . . .

"It's just a review, it's not a gun."

Mark Morris, choreographer

-- sdh

Live music, dance and film at Casa Mescal: Bill Hayward's The Intimacies Project Fundraiser

Wednesday, November 30th 

TIME: 7:30 with performances starting at 8:00

PLACE: Casa Mescal - 86 Orchard Street (between Grand and Broome Streets)  NYC

Admission $10.00 will support this fascinating project by one of our most talented photographer/filmmakers.  Find more information here. 

Arthur Mitchell by Marianne Moore

Arthur Mitchell, right, with George Balanchine

 

Arthur Mitchell

Slim dragon-fly
        too rapid for the eye
               to cage,

contagious gem of virtuosity
make visible, mentality.
Your jewels of mobility

reveal
      and veil
             a peacock-tail.

                              -- by Marianne Moore

-- sdh