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Miami City Ballet soars; Villella makes his pointe.(ARTS & CULTURE)
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Byline: Jean Battey Lewis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Edward Villella was the most famous male dancer in America in the '60s. He devoured space onstage, performing with an exciting blend of daring and elegant precision.
George Balanchine captured this style in the iconic roles he made for Mr. Villella in "Rubies" and "Tarantella" and as Oberon in "Midsummer Night's Dream." Mr. Balanchine could celebrate the dancer, but he never tamed him. There was a maverick quality to Mr. Villella that still surfaces in his role as director of the Miami City Ballet, one of the most ...
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