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...York City Ballet Superdancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, two weeks in Washington was a head over heel experience. Midway in the company's Kennedy Center program, Misha gave a special performance in the White House East Room; while dancing with Ballerina Patricia McBride, he soared so high in a flashing cabriole that his head very nearly collided with a massive crystal chandelier. Surviving that, Baryshnikov, alas, was unexpectedly hobbled by a familiar dancer's affliction, an aggravated Achilles' tendon, and forced to miss his final performances...
...Pineapple" 7) Denise Thal, Lissa Muscatine 8) Mike Faught 9) Jon Garrity 10) Shep Messing 11) Mel Embree 12) Jim Stoeckel 13) Baltimore Orioles star lefthander Mike Flanagan 14) Andy O'Hara 15) 26 yards 16) Lyman Bullard 17) Alex Vik 18) 10 19) Dick Button, John Misha Petkevich 20) Larry Glueck
...Misha Baryshnikov left the American Ballet Theater last May in order to dance the works of Balanchine and his partner, Jerome Robbins. Rumors flew that Baryshnikov would dance in with his new company in New York during June. It was probably a good idea to begin in the summer season at Saratoga Springs, for if there is any respite from the demands of superstardom, it can be found in this quiet, informal arts center. The performing area is a pavilion that seats 5,100 (many more people can see the action from some distance on the lawn). Saratogans take pride...
...Misha's impact at the box office was immediate. Says Herbert Chesbrough, manager of the arts center: "There is a demand for tickets we literally don't have." The dancers are excited. One admits there is "healthy envy" among men who may have to wait longer to get certain roles. But, says another, "we haven't seen some of the moves he has. After he leaves the rehearsal room, the boys try them...
Kirkland and Baryshnikov's Giselle, in this area, was another such performance, with Gelsey's fragile grace and beauty and Misha's exciting strength and virtuosity...