ABT Marches Off to War in The Green Table

From: Pointe | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

ABT Marches Off to War in The Green Table

American Ballet Theatre gave a sterling performance of German choreographer Kurt Jooss' 1932 masterpiece. The Green Table, which received its much anticipated company première at City Center in October. The work, staged by Jooss' daughter Anna Markard, would be welcome in the repertoire at any time, but as U.S. casualties mount in Iraq, it takes on topical force.

The Green Table opens with ten grotesquely masked diplomats in white tie and tails. They bob and bow, pace and posture to a lilting, tango rhythm that underscores their unctuous civility. ...

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