Nothing More American Than A Western

In the spirit of the long standing tradition of films/theatre pieces/operas/dances that have been reinterpreted and placed in different cultures (like our Spanish colonial Giselle), over the next few days, I will be posting images from some of those works other works. As the title states, the Western is them most American of movie genres... except when it isn't. Case in point...

The Magnificent Seven (1960) Gunslingers saving a tiny town from bandits. Steve McQueen AND Charles Bronson AND James Coburn. And years later, Chris Pratt and Denzel Washington. Too bad,  Akira Kurasawa made it 6 years earlier in Japan as...

The Seven Samurai. :)

Back in Balletland, we worked on Act Two today with some of the students who are taking part as part of the corps. In ballet companies, you will often see a slight blurring between the professional company dancers and students at the school. Sometimes, the students are 100 percent ready for the opportunity. Sometimes, the opportunity is going to stretch their abilities. The important thing is to make sure that an environment is created where both can succeed. And that usually means... lots of repetition and practice. :)