Comments on: Dancers: and the short shall be tall http://neoneocon.com/2008/09/19/dancers-and-the-small-shall-be-tall/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:07:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Rob http://neoneocon.com/2008/09/19/dancers-and-the-small-shall-be-tall/#comment-85947 Rob Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:59:08 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/09/19/dancers-and-the-small-shall-be-tall/#comment-85947 Great post, neo. Thanks for reminding me of Nijinsky. I remember seeing a TV production of Nureyev doing a reconstruction of the original (Diaghilev?) production of Afternoon of the Faun. He walked down a staircase with such skill that he didn't step, he just floated. Awesome to watch. As for poor Nijinsky, he went quite mad in the end, I seem to recall. I take your point about stills - but I've got a book of them (from Thames & Hudson) that do hint powerfully at just what an incredible dancer he must have been. PS: Love your site! Great post, neo. Thanks for reminding me of Nijinsky. I remember seeing a TV production of Nureyev doing a reconstruction of the original (Diaghilev?) production of Afternoon of the Faun. He walked down a staircase with such skill that he didn’t step, he just floated. Awesome to watch. As for poor Nijinsky, he went quite mad in the end, I seem to recall. I take your point about stills - but I’ve got a book of them (from Thames & Hudson) that do hint powerfully at just what an incredible dancer he must have been.

PS: Love your site!

]]> By: UpNights http://neoneocon.com/2008/09/19/dancers-and-the-small-shall-be-tall/#comment-86180 UpNights Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:52:15 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/09/19/dancers-and-the-small-shall-be-tall/#comment-86180 It was great when another short dancer who's a great jumper - Herman Cornejo of ABT - was promoted to principal and given leading roles. It was great when another short dancer who’s a great jumper - Herman Cornejo of ABT - was promoted to principal and given leading roles.

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