“When we think about Russian ballet, our minds inevitably drift to two companies, the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky. They represent a kind of yin and yang of Russian aesthetics. … [But] the Mikhailovsky Ballet of St. Petersburg, has lately seen its fortunes rise, propelled by the ambitions of Vladimir Kekhman, a Donald Trump-like tycoon who built his fortune on fruit imports.”
Tag: 11.09.14
Here’s What Happens When You And Your Colleague Play Conjoined Twins
As Emily Padgett and Erin Davie have played Daisy and Violet Hilton in Side Show – in San Diego, D.C. and now on Broadway – “they find they often say the same word at the same time, or move in the same way, or arrive at rehearsal dressed alike. Crew members call them by the wrong names daily.”