A Nutcracker slide-show from the New York Times dance section, along with The Nutcracker Chronicles (just as it sounds, but often funny). Remember this free coloring book from the New York City Ballet & pass it along. We're rushing - can you tell? We await massive rains & high winds here in Washington, DC. Giulia is her usual sanguine self, listening to holiday music. (Really.) She'll share her celebrated-amongst-family-&-friends annual cheesy Christmas music mix next week.
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(Brian Malek and Yoko Callegari of the Washington Ballet as John Paul Jones and Miss Liberty. Credit: Carol Pratt)
Who knew that one of our favorite ballet companies had a children's section on their website? You did? We salute you. We're behind the times, apparently. There are 36 thumbnails to click on. An outline of characters is downloaded with the ballet title, choreographers, & costume credits. Click print et voilà. You become the costume designer. GG's editor just tried it & it works perfectly. Have a great weekend.
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(little ballerina feet by Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE; coloring book via NYCB website)
The gorgeous original papercut of ballerina Sylvie Guillem is by San Francisco artist & all-round wonderful person Tina Tarnoff. She sent it to GG's editor this week as a surprise (included with a necklace we ordered). We thank the lovely Tina, of Thought Patterns, for sending Sylvie to Washington, DC...it's been far too long. We'll tell you all about the necklace next week.. GG wants to wear it but non, non, non. There are limits! Here's a little story about Sylvie Guillem on bricolage.
Have a good rest of the weekend (& a good week to our friends in Australia & New Zealand who are well into Monday, 7 December by now).ciao-meow/GGCM
[Sylvie Guillem, No. 3 image by Tina Tarnoff/True Love Productions/all rights reserved, used with permission]
