The New York Times

Seven Takes on Opera’s Most Lurid Dance

Performances in N.Y.C. In Strauss’s “Salome,” is the Dance of the Seven Veils a seduction? A striptease? A cry for help? Watch some memorable versions from its long history. Manon Fleur Antonio and ...
The New Yorker

“Salomé” Without a Remonstrance—Our Fourth Experiment

A quarter of a century ago, the directors of the Metropolitan Opera & Real Estate Company announced that Richard Strauss’ ...
The New York Times

THE "SALOME" DANCE GETS INTO POLITICS; Actress Marie Cahill Writes to Party Heads Urging Suppression of the Dance. WANTS CONVENTION ACTION She Would Put the Stage Under Strict ...

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Observer

The Crisis in Modern Dance

Ellis Wood, the daughter of two Martha Graham company members, has been dancing “since the dawn of man,” she said. But for Ellis Wood Dance Company, which has supported from five to nine full-time ...