In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.
“Mediocrity would always win by force of numbers, but it would win only more mediocrity.”
“The daily act of writing remains as demanding and maddening as it was before, and the pleasure you get from writing - rare but profound - remains at the true heart of the enterprise. On their best days, writers all over the world are winning Pulitzers, all alone in their studios, with no one watchin”