Maggie's Farm

The conclusion of Twyla Tharp's masterpiece�Push Comes to Shove, choreographed for Baryshnikov. I saw him do this, thanks to the Mrs. Bird Dog's insistence many years ago. (In another life, she was a modern dancer in NYC and, as part of courtship, I have seen a lifetime of dance. Still do. Good stuff, but I think it is difficult - but worthwhile -�for a guy to fully "get it." It's not in my blood, so I have to try to appreciate to expand my spirit.)

NYC remains the dance capital of the world. I always liked Merce Cunningham, with John Cage in the pit. Totally strange,�eccentric, and absorbing.

There is a lot happening on the stage recorded below, and it is all joyful and fun and technically impeccable. You almost�need to be married to a dancer to understand the mysteries of�technique, and how technique expresses ideas and emotion.�Dance is hard as hell to do right, and Misha had the best Moscow trainng. Ballet in Russia is like football here.