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...June to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her revolutionary dance company. For the occasion, Graham plans a new work called Lucifer. The fallen angel will be played by Rudolf Nureyev. "It's a little typecasting," observed Graham. "I think Nureyev is a God of Light." His longtime partner, Margot Fonteyn, is also scheduled to make her first appearance with a modern dance company in a smaller role. With tickets starting at $50 and climbing to a robust $10,000 a seat, Graham has persuaded a former student, First Lady Betty Ford, to act as honorary chairperson of the event...
Even so, it is a long way from national uniqueness to abolishing a centuries-old political union. In the words of Margot MacDonald, a Nationalist leader in Glasgow's Govan district, the movement is more a "vehicle of expression" than a fully articulated political organization. Though it is gaining recruits at a rate of 1,000 a month, the S.N.P. has not yet won over a majority of Scots. Instead of independence, many would be satisfied-and may indeed prefer -the formation of a Scottish parliament operating within the framework of continuing union with England. Most important, nobody...
...symphony, the second is the most striking. Its rush of rhythms could easily and excusably lead to a disastrous performance. But the extraordinary direction of James Yannatos prompted well-coordinated playing, particularly from the strings and percussions. In the third movement two soloists, David Commanday on cello and Margot Wyckoff on flute, gave especially fine performances...
...Legend. His full name was Solomon Isaievich Hurok. To his friends he was Sol. To the public, though, it was "S. Hurok Presents," an emblem that invariably appeared atop the newspaper ad, billboard poster or concert program. Beneath it ran names like Artur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Margot Fonteyn, the Royal Ballet, the Old Vic and, of course, the Russians he so ably promoted and profited by in the U.S.: Pavlova, Richter, Oistrakh, the Bolshoi Ballet and Opera...
Prima Ballerina Margot Fonteyn, 54, will need all her poise to stay in the spotlight at the gala benefit in Manhattan for Washington, D.C.'s National Ballet next week. Appearing as Princess Aurora in a sequence from Sleeping Beauty, Fonteyn will be supported by a quartet of amateur ballerinas but professional scene-stealers: Film Star Paulette Goddard, 62, as the Queen, TV Panelist Arlene Francis, 65, as the Lilac Fairy, Broadway Dancer Gwen Verdon, 47, as a comical Little Red Ridinghood, and Actress Julie Newmar, 38, as the White Cat. Newmar rises to a majestic...