People go to see beautiful paintings to see how much they cost. Wow. The practical value is that it shows you what the human spirit can do.
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I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.John Guare
That's why Puccini's work is so alive - because he creates such extraordinary pieces of theater. It's not dependent on personality.
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And what would be great numbers in a Broadway show are now on stage of the New York City Ballet.
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All the New York City Ballet does is hit beautiful home runs.
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And we remember it as it was when we first saw Maria Tallchief or Suzanne Farrell in it. And now it's Wendy Whelan, it's tomorrow's dancer.
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What we're dealt with hopefully is two arms, two eyes, two legs, a head, a heart. The variations, the extensions, the possibilities of the human body, what that can do.
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