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BELL TELEPHONE HOUR (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). In "The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet," four pairs of stars from four performing arts interpret the famous balcony scene: Jason Robards and Claire Bloom (theater), Sandor Konya and Anna Moffo (opera), Erik Bruhn and Carla Fracci (ballet), Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence (American musical theater...
Comparisons were irresistible, but as the week's performances emphasized, Bruhn and Nureyev are not really comparable. Bruhn, a mature 38, has polished his classical style to a peak of powerful precision and expressive economy. In the U.S. premiere of his pas de deux for Romeo and Juliet, he evoked muted strains of Romeo's tragic ardor, but the focus was less on his characterization than on the discipline of his whippet leaps and turns and the flawless flow of his carries with Italy's graceful Carla Fracci. Marveled Nureyev: "His technique is too good...
...modern parable, Paradise Lost, he bounced, somersaulted and writhed with fiery grace against a backdrop of pop-art settings-and at one point took a breathtaking dive between the painted lips on a huge poster of Eve's face (TIME, March 3). "He keeps revealing new sides," said Bruhn. "Paradise Lost is a new medium for him, very good...
Besides pitting Bruhn and Nureyev against each other, the two companies squared off with competing full-length versions of the seemingly inexhaustible classic, Swan Lake. Here the Americans scored an ironic coup, for their production was staged by a premier danseur of the Royal Ballet, David Blair. By going back largely to the seminal 1895 production in St. Petersburg, Blair restored the choreographic brilliance of the work; but he also added dances of his own and reshuffled the story with a knowing eye for drama. The result-handsomely mounted and costumed-was not only the most substantial Swan Lake...
...their nights off, they crossed over regularly to watch the competition at work. Bruhn and Nureyev not only caught each other's performances, but also worked out in classes together and occasionally took off on the town. And lest anyone make too much of the rivalry between them and their companies, Nureyev spoke for everybody when he said: "We don't clash. We have different things...