tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post2666996799958977389..comments2023-09-25T05:16:42.104-04:00Comments on Off Center: A Bite into NYCBTaylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408803264438733725noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-89662360063173586332009-03-04T00:22:00.000-05:002009-03-04T00:22:00.000-05:00taylor, i completely agree with you. one a very su...taylor, i completely agree with you. one a very superficial level, i can see how macaulay's critiques could be called "funny" and make his readers laugh--however, if you think that what he is writing about are ballet dancers who are the best in their field... can you imagine what they must think when they read what he writes, and like everyone else said--macaulay's sounding like a broken record.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900507594793925442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-15751866764821453912009-03-03T11:19:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:19:00.000-05:00Totally agree, Philip. I actually know a number o...Totally agree, Philip. I actually know a number of knowledgable dance enthusiasts who have stopped reading the Times because of Macauley. (The other critics they don't even bother with.) That begs the questions . . . who does read him? <BR/><BR/>I think the only people who take seriously what he or anyone else at the Times writes are choreographers. Again, online appears to me an even better Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-80753959558270882482009-03-02T20:43:00.000-05:002009-03-02T20:43:00.000-05:00Natalie, in the past year at my blog I have been g...Natalie, in the past year at my blog I have been getting more and more readers. Normally a good day would be 400 readers...now I always top 800 and in the past week have passed 1000 on 3 days. Today it's over 1100. I do think dance buffs surf the blogs looking for other viewpoints, or a simple change of tone and style.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday at the ballet I was talking with a number of the regular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-67871231755125754782009-03-02T17:40:00.000-05:002009-03-02T17:40:00.000-05:00Thank you all for such insightful comments! I want...Thank you all for such insightful comments! I want to post more in depth about some of this later this week when I get a moment...definitely a lot to think about...Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408803264438733725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-10179376577890729142009-03-02T13:28:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:28:00.000-05:00What I loathe about Alastair's putdowns of individ...What I loathe about Alastair's putdowns of individual ballerinas is that he isn't content to dress them down in print just once but keeps coming back at them, over and over, as if to demoralize them and drive them from the stage--I'm thinking particularly of his near-obsessive harping on Abi Stafford and (especially) Wendy Whelan. The knocks on Darci are a way of getting at Peter Martins and alsoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-11107949022127715492009-03-02T10:36:00.000-05:002009-03-02T10:36:00.000-05:00Taylor, If it makes you feel any better, the NYTim...Taylor, <BR/><BR/>If it makes you feel any better, the NYTimes is HURTING financially. They'll soon lose their beautiful new building (hubris?)and, more damning, have to start charging for online content. When that happens you (and other dance bloggers) will be capturing all of Mr. Macauley's readers. Post more often and you'll see what I mean. <BR/><BR/>That being said, he was perhaps a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-512809813560095852009-03-02T01:20:00.000-05:002009-03-02T01:20:00.000-05:00The article points out many valid issues but as us...The article points out many valid issues but as usual he ruins it with his sniping attacks on dancers he doesn't like. This is just a re-hash of stuff he's been saying for the past few seasons. I find it interesting that someone gets paid to keep recycling the same thoughts. It's no wonder fewer and fewer people read the TIMES. I in fact never read it, but my partner graciously read the article Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500023640809825094.post-75362574443616979902009-03-01T12:37:00.000-05:002009-03-01T12:37:00.000-05:00I don't know--I used to make it a point to see Cit...I don't know--I used to make it a point to see City Ballet whenever I was in New York but the experience so frequently was frustrating and disappointing that some years ago I just stopped. I don't see a problem with taking an organization that consumes such a vast proportion of all-too-limited arts funding resources to task if they consistently show they're using the money to fund complacency. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com