by Neil | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
On the evening of December 1, 2022, NB read from Martha Graham – When Dance Became Modern, focusing upon the Graham technique, beautifully demonstrated by dance students from Point Park University, led by Graham dancer/alum Prof. Jesse Factor. A revelatory...
by Neil | Nov 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
I was at work on my biography of Man Ray in the fall of 1984, chatting with Virgil Thomson at his rooms in the Chelsea Hotel, and he urged me to call upon the composer Ned Rorem — “Man knew him in Paris in the ’50’s,” Thomson told me. I...
by Neil | Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Anne Souder (Soloist) and Xin Ying (Principal) of the Martha Graham Dance Company brought NB’s new MG biography to life with their vivid performances of Ekstasis and Medea — and MGDC Artistic Director Janet Eilber’s astute questions — before an...
by Neil | Nov 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dance critic and scholar Apollinaire Scherr talks about MARTHA GRAHAM with Neil Baldwin at Little City Books – November 10, 2022.
by Neil | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Pei-Ju joined the Company in 2011 and was a principal dancer until she moved on in 2016. I am so very proud that she chose to present my book on publication day.