Have you read "A Leap Across the Atlantic" by Christine Duboulay? This memoir of her life and that of her husband, Richard Ellis, should be read by every ballet enthusiast. Richard Ellis passed away this month but the efforts of his life and talent still live through the careers of his students.
What does this have to do with my bookwraith blog? Many great talents who dedicated decades of their own careers followed by passing their skills on to their students have left us and a great void is left in their place.
The Ellis' trained me and as a result I danced many times for the late Alexander Bennett in the USA and abroad. These tours included Scotland where I saw the monument of Sir Walter Scott in Edinburgh. Since I recently posted about the passing of Joan Sutherland, I would like to youtube Lucia di Lammermoor (based on a novel of Scott) once again to celebrate the beautiful life of a great talent with the great talent of another international star: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFRiFWKsnEk
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That we have Petipa's beautiful choreography is a testament to dancers' willingness to pass what they know on to future generations. It would be a shame if we didn't attempt to pass on knowledge of Sir Walter Scott to future generations so that his literature can continue to live as ballet continues to live.
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