Galina Bezuglaya’s second book
Perhaps you have to be as old as I am to be quite as excited about a book arriving from Russia, but it’s doubly exciting since I ordered it on…
Pianos and violins in the ballet class
When did the piano replace the violin in the ballet class in the Imperial Theatre schools? Galina Bezuglaya has some interesting answers.
Tamara Karsavina on music
In "Theatre Street," Karsavina makes several references to the soundworld of her dance training and rehearsal. Here is a collection of them.
Sorry to subscribers for the flood of emails today
A problem with upgrading the theme on my site today caused a whole lot of rather strange emails to be posted to subscribers. Sorry!
Appeal for help: cover songs on ballet albums, and classes on YouTube
How does monetizing ballet classes online work, for dancers and musicians? I want to know!
Stravinsky and the “Summer Moon” foxtrot
Firebird as a Foxtrot? You're kidding, right? No, it happened—and there was nothing Stravinsky could do about it.