Interview de Gillian Murphy

[Katharine Kanter]

Où l'on apprend - sur le site du prof. new yorkais Finis Jhung - que ABT fait venir des profs. d'université dans les locaux de la compagnie, pour leur permettre de poursuivre des études académiques.


http://www.danceart.com/BarreSide/Gillian_Murphy.htm

Avec nos excuses à ballet.talk d'où j'ai volé ce lien.


Gillian: ABT has a new affiliation with Long Island University in which classes meet at the end of rehearsal days. I enjoyed an English Composition course at Fordham University a couple of years ago, but this LIU program fits into our touring schedule and the teachers come to our studios at 890 Broadway. Classes are held once or twice a week. I did a very eye-opening (and invigorating) art history class in the fall, as well as a crash course anthropology/sociology walking tour on a week off. This spring semester I'm just finishing up physics as well as a world history class, which have both been thought-provoking. I feel it's important to broaden your horizons, both for individual and artistic fulfillment. And luckily, the courses end before the Met season begins, so I can focus whole-heartedly on the upcoming performances.