Tag: Ballet

September 8, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Born and raised in South Detroit . . .

This blog has spoiled me beyond all hope or recognition. Over the years I’ve used it to find nannies, to get books re-published, and now it has solved a mystery that lay dormant for years. Back in November of 2009 I decided I wanted to track down a book from my childhood. Writing stumpers into […]

September 6, 2015 by Betsy Bird

Video Sunday: Kinda makes you wanna watch more ballets, don’t it?

Boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. So MUCH very very good stuff to show you today. Honestly, I don’t even know where to start. Hrm. Howzabout we begin with one of my favorite tropes: things that parody other things that you’ve never seen. It was Dana Sheridan who directed my attention to this video […]

July 3, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Video Sunday: It’s the Robinson Crusoe bit, in case you were wondering

This week I reviewed Anne Ursu’s Breadcrumbs, a keen look at the weirdness that is Hans Christian Andersen. At the same time the Brit blog Playing By the Book highlighted a ballet take on the Andersen story The Most Incredible Thing. I wasn’t able to grab the video she found but I was able to […]