More Day 13 at the Pillow: Suzanne Farrell and I Are Best Friends Now

Well, not really, but I did manage to scrape up the nerve to approach her at the cast party last night, introduce myself, chat, and take a picture. She is extremely gracious and warm and classy. I just love her so much. I will cherish this pic forever.

I'm sad to say that her company wasn't doing very well in their performances at the Pillow. Several of her dancers seemed to be totally off technically. The one night I ushered, I enjoyed two pieces of the four presented. "Tzigane" was the best (featuring the truly exquisite Natalia Magnicaballi, the most talented dancer in the troupe), "Divertimento No. 15" was pretty bad. Maybe this was why Ms. Farrell had her face in her hands the other evening when she sat down next to me at the bar. She probably was not having a good day.