Q&A When did you start dancing? At 5, in the Mercury Theatre behind where I lived in Notting Hill. Ballet Rambert used to use the studios as well. Why did you start dancing? I had knocked knees, so my mother sent me to ballet class every Saturday. She knew it would be good for straightening up my legs, improving my posture and burning a lot of energy. It did not come … [Read more...] about Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
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Two beautiful volumes from Amici della Scala: 80 years of costumes at La Scala and the designer Coltellacci
Vittoria Crespi Morbio, the writer of an exceptional collection of books produced by the Amici della Scala, has written monographs on important artists who have collaborated with Teatro alla Scala – some celebrated, some largely forgotten. These little gems are precious in the content but lacking in their scale. However, luckily, the Friends of La Scala sometimes bring out … [Read more...] about Two beautiful volumes from Amici della Scala: 80 years of costumes at La Scala and the designer Coltellacci
Roddy McDowall’s home-videos are put online: Julie Andrews, Lauren Bacall, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda et al
An extraordinary collection of home-videos has been uploaded to YouTube taken by Roddy McDowall and his friends. And what friends! Clips include Natalie Wood, Paul Newman, Simone Signoret, Jack Lemmon, Jane Powell, Rock Hudson, Chrisopher Plummer, Jane Fonda, Julie Andrews, Lauren Bacall, Sal Mineo, Robert Redford, Kirk Douglas, Hope Lange and Merle Oberon. The videos are … [Read more...] about Roddy McDowall’s home-videos are put online: Julie Andrews, Lauren Bacall, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda et al
Jane Fonda puts the younger catwalkers in the shade at Naomi Cambell’s show
Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief was organised by the supermodel to aid Japan's relief efforts. Top models Yasmin Le Bon and Karoline Kurkova and actresses Rosario Dawson and Jane Fonda taking to the catwalk. Campbell talked about the reason she organised the charity event: "The destruction caused by the earthquake is completely heartbreaking, it's so hard to even begin … [Read more...] about Jane Fonda puts the younger catwalkers in the shade at Naomi Cambell’s show
Q: What have Jane Fonda, Stephen Hawking and Beethoven got in common? A: 33 Variations
There is a scene at the beginning of Moises Kaufman's play "33 Variations," when Dr. Katherine Brandt (Jane Fonda), who is in the early stages of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), poses a question: Why did a genius like Beethoven devote himself in his precious later years to writing a variation on a mediocre waltz composed by his publisher Anton Diabelli? From 1819-1823 Beethoven … [Read more...] about Q: What have Jane Fonda, Stephen Hawking and Beethoven got in common? A: 33 Variations