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Article Excerpt
At no other time in American ballet history have so many outstanding male dancers belonged to one company. They are drawn to American Ballet Theatre like a magnet. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, once a brilliant dancer himself, they flourish in the varied repertoire, which allows them to dance classics such as Swan Lake and Giselle; Balanchine, Ashton, and Tudor masterpieces; works by Mark Morris, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp; and the newest offerings of up-and-coming choreographers, such as Stanton Welch and Robert Hill. But unlike great performers in other fields, audiences know little about them but their astounding talents.
Three years ago, Judy Kinberg, the Emmy Award-winning producer of Channel 13/WNET's Great Performances/Dance in America series, decided to rectify the situation with a documentary on four stars of the company: Jose Manuel Carreno (see cover story, DANCE MAGAZINE, July 1997, page 36), Angel Corella (see cover story, DANCE MAGAZINE, November 1995, page 52), Vladimir Malakhov (see cover story, DANCE MAGAZINE, May 1999, page 46), and Ethan Stiefel (see cover...
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