Still in love with Mr. Balanchine (Arts Festival)

July 30, 2001
Source: Canada.com
Original story - link verified on July 30, 2001
By Michael Crabb

For a man widely held to be one of the greatest choreographers of all time, George Balanchine could be remarkably dismissive of his legacy. "A ballet," he once said, "is a movement in time and space, a living movement. Like a hothouse flower, it blooms then dies."