1977 Peasant pas de deux Giselle Kirk Peterson and Marianne Tcherkassky

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Article by Kirk Peterson on Lilac Garden by Antony Tudor -- quite interesting!! See some dancers can and do write and the History of dance is all the better for it!!
Antony Tudor Ballet Trust
Kirk Peterson - Répétiteur
Kirk Peterson was born in New Orleans and trained from the age of three by Lelia Haller, a distinguished pedagogue formerly of the Paris Opera Ballet; Kirk Peterson has had an extensive career as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, London Festival Ballet, Harkness Ballet and National Ballet of Washington. Peterson has danced all the classics and a wide range of works by the world's leading choreographers. Peterson worked with Antony Tudor throughout his tenure with ABT and had a particularly strong association with Glen Tetley. Peterson began choreographing while a dancer with ABT, continued at the invitation of Michael Smuin for San Francisco Ballet and has to date choreographed over 50 ballets. For five years Peterson was the innovative Artistic Director of Hartford Ballet where he created new versions of THE RITE OF SPRING, FIREBIRD and AFTERNOON OF A FAUN, and for five years has been the Resident Choreographer for Cincinnati Ballet. Peterson returned to ABT in 1999 as ballet master. Most recently, Peterson was Artistic Director of ABT II and a Master Teaching Associate for ABT. On Oct. 25th, 2007 Alberta Ballet premiered Peterson's new full-length OTHELLO to rave reviews and recently appointed him as an Associate Artistic Director for Alberta Ballet's 2009-2010 season.

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WOW VERY GOOD

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1977, much of the old choreography. I liked it too. I danced in a performance with her. She was one of the only dancers I have ever seen do hops backward in arabesque with out the leg bouncing up and down.

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I am unclear if you are asking this of Enrico or me (Judith) ?

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I am asking this of Enrico, however, if you would like to give me your opinion of the video I would be most interested. I am sort of going through a Tudor moment. His work is so multi-faceted and in depth. How lucky I was to perform some of his roles.

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Which roles did you dance? Of course I would like to answer .. I love tests! Lol .. I have seen this video before .. This site is a favorite haunt for me .. This is an ROH performance when Sylvie was with them .. From 2000 .. Ok here goes: First of all Sylvie .. This is a ballet about Caroline .. And from the first Sylvie let us into her character .. That slow touch of her hand on her arm , the turn of her head .. It is clear before we have really begun that there is conflict! I think her characterization is right on .. The longing, the distress the tearing emotions .. I am sure Antony Tudor was not a feminist .. But this ballet explores the heart of this particular woman .. And the heart of "the woman out of his past" .. I saw this danced with Martine Van Hamel .. This woman was not as strong or as tempestuous .. But it was a moving performance .. Johnathon Cope was not as ardent as I would have liked him to be but he seemed to come alive around 12:00 .. After that I could feel the longing and the grief .. Back to Sylvie .. I find the comments about her coldness not accurate .. She said quite a bit with her hands and arms in this .. And I do not care if she did an 180 arabesque .. Is it true that Tudor was not involved as a choreographer in complicated steps? The steps seemed pretty straight forward .. But they and the mindset of the dancers coveyed the emotions of the characters .. The man she must marry always seemed a cypher to me .. Straight backed, rigid and controlling .. The only person who "won" .. What is amazing to me is that I could almost feel the warmth of the night and I could almost smell the flowers.

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bloodandwinearered Marianna and Kirk -- well rreally Marianna -- she dancd a lot with Johan Renvall I saw them together in Cinderella -- and I saw them rehearsing it and I really wanted to follow ABT to see the Romeo that I believe they were dancing in, maybe, Chicago -- they were so suited to each other and they did miraculous things on stage together -- but she wanted to dance with Misha and what Misha wanted Misha got -- Johan was somewhat difficult wo work wiith I gather -- he writes n an interview that he argues with MacMillan about Mercrutio -- I mean, really? Anyway I adored him --