Ballet companies have their ups and downs, just like the rest of us.

Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than I am, her genius as a performer will have to be taken on faith - and on the always-suspect evidence of film. What will last, if things go well, is her genius as a choreographer, as a woman of the theater.

There is no consolation for anyone in the Scott Peterson story, and no final illumination.

Robert Gottlieb Quotes