It should serve as common knowledge that any woman who goes
by ‘Madame B.’ loves all things feminine mystique, and thus, should come as no
further surprise that my all-time favorite ballets come from the land of Massine
with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo!
In a world overwrought with chisled abstractions of the
feminine form dancing about rather vigorously, one can’t help but swoon amidst
the lush landscape of the ballet under those dancers whose rounded arms and
softened legs create movement described by Danilova as, “with perfume”.
While this documentary states that it was Balanchine
who declared that “ballet is woman” and Massine who was creating masterful roles for the men, a closer look tells an altogether different
story……one that seems not only utilitarian of the feminine, but one that acknowledges the role of The Sacred Feminine to the inspiration of Man...and the role of Beauty, to the inspiration of Art.
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