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Article Excerpt
Does anyone actually act in Balanchine's Serenade? Or is that a silly question? Balanchine himself noted, "Many people think there is a concealed story in the ballet. There is not. There are, simply, dancers in motion to a beautiful piece of music. The only story is the music's story, a serenade, a dance, if you like, by the light of the moon." Yes, but do they act? Do they know about the moon? Are they to show awareness of that knowledge? Would such awareness constitute acting? Do they act in Concerto Barocco, Ballet Imperial, or Apollo? (Well, perhaps they do act a bit in Apollo.)
And how about all the other Balanchine plotless ballets? How about...
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