The Afterword

Tag: dance

  • The Exercise That Fits

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    Peter
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    What’s the most fun way to exercise? I’m surrounded by young adults, so I get to see some of the ways younger generations make exercise fun. One student heads into the city for a dance class at the Sydney Dance Company. That sounds like fun. Others are into bouldering, joining niche gyms built around that…

  • Brilliance Too Bright to Bear

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    Peter
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    The last live performance I attended was Nijinsky by The Australian Ballet. It was also, perhaps surprisingly, the first ballet I’ve ever seen. I’ve always appreciated the performing arts—music, theatre, poetry—but ballet had remained at a distance. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I certainly didn’t expect it to stay with me the way it…