“City Ballet has to develop choreographers of stature and a new approach to coaching before everything we value about it fades away and, in the great tradition of the Cheshire Cat, there's nothing left but Peter Martins' smile.”
Robert Gottlieb“Schumann's 'Quintet in E flat for Piano and Strings' is one of the sublime moments in Romantic music.”
Robert Gottlieb“City Ballet has to develop choreographers of stature and a new approach to coaching before everything we value about it fades away and, in the great tradition of the Cheshire Cat, there's nothing left but Peter Martins' smile.”
Robert Gottlieb“How do you rate works of genius? Partly by personal inclination, partly by accepted wisdom, partly by popularity.”
Robert Gottlieb“A steady diet of the higher truths might prove exhausting, but it's important that we acknowledge their validity and celebrate their survival.”
Robert Gottlieb“We all need each other in publishing to make publishing work for authors in a variety of formats now and in the future. Anyone who thinks publishers don't bring anything to the table has a very narrow view and lack of knowledge about the industry as a whole.”
Robert Gottlieb“In 1998, Vanity Fair asked me to write a big piece for them on the 50th anniversary of the New York City Ballet. My life, to a great extent, had been spent at and with the New York City Ballet, and I decided to try it. It was very scary, writing about something I loved so much and had such strong opinions about.”
Robert Gottlieb“We know that Diana Vishneva is a phenomenon of strength and style, and she certainly has earned the right to stretch her talents as best she can.”
Robert Gottlieb“The first movement ballerina should be a paradigm of strength and authority.”
Robert Gottlieb“Despite the rigid classicism of the famous Paris Opera school and company, the French have done more than their share to unmoor la Danse from its traditions and standards.”
Robert Gottlieb“Most famous stage actors tactfully fade away.”
Robert Gottlieb