Joy Gim and Ron Thiele in Leonide Massine's Scheherezade. Photo: John Markowski (1990) This week marks a major milestone in the history of two storied American ballet companies on opposite coasts: American Ballet Theatre turns 75, and Oakland Ballet turns 50. Bowing to their respective pasts, their gala celebrations spotlight two different golden eras in the history of ballet: the Diaghilev era in the case of Oakland, and the American pioneers of the mid 20th century in ABT's. A sybaritic film s...
Joy Gim and Ron Thiele in Leonide Massine's Scheherezade. Photo: John Markowski (1990) This week marks a major milestone in the history of two storied American ballet companies on opposite coasts: American Ballet Theatre turns 75, and Oakland Ballet turns 50. Bowing to their respective pasts, their gala celebrations spotlight two different golden eras in the history of ballet: the Diaghilev era in the case of Oakland, and the American pioneers of the mid 20th century in ABT's. A sybaritic film s...
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