At the 15th Fall Fashion Gala at my New York City Ballet. Philip Johnson’s Promenade glowed that night (2). As did my forever prom date @edku212 and frequent table partner @chunner (3).
@diormaison @nycballet #philipjohnson #fallinnewyork #dior. Photocredit :@julieskarratt
October morning.
Charm courtesy of fall in New York -and @edku212 @charlesmasson @zezeflowers
How did jazz dance inform neoclassical ballet?
On October 5 the George Balanchine Foundation with the NYPL Library of Performing Arts unveils the backstory of jazz master Buddy Bradley working with George Balanchine in 1931 in London (and Frederick Ashton, too!) .
This is unexplored territory—and free! See link in bio for tickets and reservations.
Dancers include @emilykikta of New York City Ballet and jazz and tap great @dewittflemingjr performing to live music. Moderator will be no less than the acclaimed @marina.harss. I will add my book research to the discussion . We would all love to share with you. Xx
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The afterglow of a special party for a special person…
Thank you always @zezeflowers for your artistry.
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Why is Buddy Bradley smiling? Because he is once again home, honored by his peers, his fellow tap dancers, and recognized for his pivotal influence on dance, across oceans and across dance genres? Today at 7 pm is when it will all happen at the New York Public Library, Library of Performing Arts, when the American Tap Dance Foundation bestows Buddy Bradley with its highest honor, induction into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame.
Come celebrate this momentous occasion!
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A highlight forever— visiting, watching, and speaking to the Royal Ballet School and its phenomenal talent (and legacy!) .
I regret the square format does not allow me to show all 92 star upper school students at the Royal Ballet School.
How do we explain—and find—those rare moments when all the stars align? That was my past two weeks in London speaking about Buddy Bradley and Feel the Floor in such diverse venues as the British Film Institute, the Noel Coward Archive, the Royal Ballet School, intimate seminars, and private clubs, with dancers, historians, writers, students, theatre people, film people, choreographers, academics, and the eternally curious. So many in London still live, breathe , and create within Bradley’s lineage—and shared this experience and literally brought the magic of Bradley into the room, over and over again. I loved every encounter and left London elevated, exhilarated, and more knowledgeable. Just what we always want in life!
Thank you to all the individuals who worked so hard to produce these events. Thank you to the booksellers who stocked the events. Thank you to the wonderful participants, to those who shared and to those who were fascinated. It was a joy meeting each of you and signing all your books. Until we meet again—❤️❤️❤️
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Photo courtesy @zhanna_lifestyle Thank you!
Who isn’t buoyed by friends? Fantastic to have my Buddy Bradley research pals @robert_hazle from @sirnoelcoward and @irinaboicu In attendance at the British Film Institute screening and talk. Thank you as well to so many others in the auditorium that night for all your support in recovering —and sharing—the life and legacy of Buddy Bradley. I couldn’t have written Feel the Floor without you.
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How do we sufficiently thank@josephinebotting_rzwb and @britishfilminstitute for conserving the legacy of Buddy Bradley on film? With the addition of exceptional private footage at @sirnoelcoward , BFI holdings were my holy grail for understanding Bradley’s choreography. And now this 3-dimensional opportunity to share real- time Bradley’s work with a talk+film last night! Thank you.
PS book stock of Feel the Floor at the BFI bookstore is flying out the door. (Daunt has sold out AGAIN!). So run over quickly. Better yet come to the talk on Bradley tonight at 8 pm at the BFI Southbank where I can sign your copy. I would love to meet you there.
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Photo credit @irinaboicu
Do you know what happens when @annettewalker and @jreenagreenmovement assemble a discussion on Feel the Floor? Magic! Non-stop stimulation from dancers, tappers, choreographers, historians, and musicians discussing from every possible perspective Buddy Bradley’s story, its implications, its relevance, its challenges. Brava and huge thank you to Annette, dancer, musician, PhD candidate ( you guessed it!-on Buddy Bradley) and brilliant choreographer and historian Jreena for bringing together your London friends for this very special discussion. I loved every moment and fell asleep last night dreaming of a blue plaque for Bradley!
Missing from photo, two very special attendees who contributed so much @dewittflemingjr and @sarahinthepark whose book so inspired me.
Photo credit @odinkaluu (whose second talent is mixing cocktails. )
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London brief! Signed copies of Feel the Floor will be back in stock this weekend at the venerable Daunt Books.
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Are you Mad About the Boy? Noel Coward, Buddy Bradley, and what defined 1930s chic will all be under the lens this Thursday night in London. Co-hosted by the Noel Coward Archive and the Club for Acts and Actors, @justinepicardie and I delving into the mood of the time, @robert_hazle interpreting Coward standards, and —pièce de résistance - never distributed footage by Coward himself of Bradley’s choreography for “Words and Music.”
See link in bio for tickets.
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We closed down Jackson McNally Books last night!. So many ideas to explore, so little time, in the coziest venue. Loved talking Jazz Age theatre, preserving tap history, Harlem Renaissance and, of course, BUDDY BRADLEY last night with tap dancer and archivist @jenaicutcher , artist and musical historian @themusicaltheatrereport Ben West, theatrical dancer and dance journalist @mirandastuck. And what a fantastic audience —with their own dance histories and fascinating questions. Thank you everyone who made this such a special evening.
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Thank you bon vivant and all-round charmer @christian.keesee for a fantastic summer-in-the-city party for Feel the Floor. ❤️
Join me, musical theatre artist and historian Ben West ( @themusicaltheatrereport ) and Jenai Cutcher, polyvalent tap dance performer and archivist, to explore Buddy Bradley, the evolution of the musical, the transformative influence of jazz, and inside theatre scoop, all prompted by dance journalist Miranda Stuck. June 15 at Jackson McNally South Street Seaport at 7 pm.
To reserve (it’s free!) see link in bio.
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Aren’t we all Mad About the Boy? And fascinated by fluidity, chic, and artistic exchanges that characterized the glamorous 1930s? Blithe Spirits, join me, cultural historian Justine Picardie, and the Noël Coward Archive Trust on July 2 in London to explore how the artistry of Noël Coward, Buddy Bradley, and Edward Molyneux revealed their era.
Pièces de résistance: exclusive filming by Noël Coward himself of Words and Music and Robert Hazle performing Coward standards!
See link in bio for tickets.
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