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Article: City ballet under fire. (Attitudes).(New York City Ballet)
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- Dance Magazine
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- November 1, 2002
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HAVE YOU EVER GONE TO A PERFORMANCE, THEN READ A REVIEW OF IT THE NEXT DAY AND WONDERED WHETHER THE CRITIC WAS AT THE SAME PERFORMANCE AS YOU--OR EVEN IN THE SAME theater? Opinions vary, of course. And usually there are certain indications that the reviewer was present--there are no egregious errors of fact, only those seemingly of opinion or, more subtly, taste. What may appear "stylish" to one person may certainly not appear "stylish" to you. And after all, "stylish" is a tricky word, isn't it?
Recently I have had the oddest experience of reading articles and occasional comments about Peter Martins's New York City Ballet--sometimes merely a snide phrase--that ...