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Poem looking for a ballet
This is one of Haglund's favorite poems. Poetry Is . . . is from Richard Snyder's first book of poems "A Keeping in Touch" published in 1971 by The Ashland Poetry Press. Mr. Snyder…
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Fabrizio’s 3-legged ballerina
Haglund received the brochure for ABT’s upcoming six performance stint at Avery Fisher Hall in October. It included an array of photographs, mostly by Fabrizio Ferri. One photo confirmed that a soloist has not…
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NYT’s Failure to Cover The Royal Ballet in Cuba
Here is the response from the Office of the Public Editor at The New York Times: Dear Reader, Thank you for writing. This office does not direct news coverage but I will make sure…
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Vanity Fair – current dance items
Over at Vanity Fair, James Wolcott says that we can expect to hear of his appointment as the Obama Administration's Ballet Czar soon. Haglund predicts that Alaska will try to quash that one, but Mr.…
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Love Fest – The Royal Ballet in Cuba – part sept / Dear New York Times:
Haglund hopes that the Public Editor at The New York Times, Clark Hoyt, will get to the bottom of the paper's refusal to cover the story of The Royal Ballet's historic trip to Cuba:…
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Love Fest – The Royal Ballet in Cuba – part six / The Orchestra
NBC News is still hard at work covering one of the most important culture stories of the year – The Royal Ballet's visit to Havana, Cuba. Meanwhile, The New York Times critics are on vacation…