Word: pas
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...music for a ballet, I completely inundate myself in it. I listen to nothing else, so that it becomes part of me-I'm drenched in it." For the effervescent Rhapsody, Ashton selected Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, reaching a climax with a pas de deux at the radiant 18th Variation. "You have to get in tune with the composer," says Ashton. "I do what the music tells...
...dancer had tied for top honors last week in the 16-to 19-year-old category of the quadrennial Moscow International Ballet Competition, the first American to be so honored. "We didn't go for fire-works," says Amanda of her final-round pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty with Partner Simon Dow, 25. "We strove for purity." In a rare bow to a Western performer, TASS noted, "Her dancing was marked by spirituality, lyricism and purity of form." Audiences wholeheartedly agreed, giving her frequent ovations and besieging her with autograph requests when she left the Bolshoi Theater. Though...
Around Mitsubishi headquarters, the arrangement with Chrysler became known as "a serious faux pas." Earlier this year, the company finally succeeded in pressuring Chrysler into relaxing its marketing hold by offering the ailing automaker import-financing help of up to $150 million a year. Beginning in the fall of 1982, Mitsubishi will be able to set up and operate its own U.S. dealer network, as well as sell cars and trucks through Chrysler outlets. Even so, it may not be until 1983, and the end of voluntary import restrictions, that Mitsubishi can push its export drive into high gear...
Robbins' longer work, Piano Pieces, was an immediate hit. In it he gives some deservedly obscure Tchaikovsky piano works the elegance of Chopin and catches the bursting talents of more young stars. The ballet's best pas de deux shows the fleet wit of Heather Watts and Bart Cook, who always seem to see the double side of life. The choreographer also notes the rippling serenity of Kyra Nichols, who sometimes seems unaware of the audience. Most of all, Robbins shows off Ib Andersen. Since he has four new roles, this might even be called an Ib Andersen...
Minutes later, during a pas de deux with Andersen, Farrell was injured, though she got through the performance...