Ballet
Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass and Ira Glass of “This American Life” Star in 'Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host' at Town Hall Sept. 10
The Fleetingness of Time: Morgan Sykes' Account of Ballet Dancers, from Oxford American
Perhaps it's the fleetingness of time, the small-window of youth that can allow for some to find fulfillment or success that is dated almost entirely on the continuation of their bodies--and sometimes even their brain. If you can argue that athletics are an art form then you can begin to equate the strain players endure on a rigorous daily regiment. And if you want to take this conversation further, then almost double goes for ballet dancers. Choreographer James Sewell and Documentarian Frederick Wiseman Create Ballet Based on 'Titicut Follies'
Choreographer James Sewell of Minneapolis-based Sewell Ballet is at work with veteran documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman on a ballet based on Wiseman’s Titicut Follies.
