May 25, 2005
Watching an interview with the late New York City Ballet artistic director and choreographer, George Balanchine, on a DVD titled simply Balanchine (2004) led me to another Guerlain reference of this week. In an interview, Balanchine mentions that he liked buying perfumes for his dancers and especially Guerlain. Although he did not name any specific perfumes, in another article I read that Mitsouko was among his favourites. The interviewer must have made a comment about the beauty of dancers as they trail perfume on the stage like lithe fragrant flowers, to which Balanchine replied, waving away the remark, “No, no, I just like to know once I get to the theater whether everybody is present and who is missing.” This was a quintessential Balanchine moment. Having such a grounded perspective in the ephemeral world of ballet is a true rarity.
Photo: George Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell in rehearsal.
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