James Steichen

Hi all, moving forward I’ll be using the blog feature of this website more selectively in lieu of a new monthly newsletter, which I’m calling Carefully Taught, the working title of my book in progress.

“Rarely does one find in one woman both an expert primary teacher and discerning business woman.

As is my habit I avoided reading any reviews of Terence Blanchard’s Champion prior to attending the “Live in HD” broadcast of the opera this past Saturday.

Saturday evening was the twenty-third stop on the world tour of Joyce DiDonato’s conceptual concert experience called Eden, presented at Zellerbach Hall by CalPerformances (one of the project’s co-commissioners).

Dear Dr.

Toni Bentley has a new book out, called Serenade: A Balanchine Story, a title that matches its contents well.

(No spoilers except for one that doesn’t really count but I flag it anyway!)

As a graduate of the University of Virginia who relished the beloved traditions of my alma mater, I’m grateful that one of its own professors, Alan Taylor, has chosen to take as an object of inquiry the founding and founder of the school itself.

When and how to pick up much less finish a book is always a mixed bag, especially when the collapse of the world order and the rapid transformation of art forms you’ve devoted your life and career to are playing out at the same time.

Upon the occasion of the newly-opened exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, Lincoln Kirstein’s Modern, below is a short introduction to his remarkable life and work, and a list of writings by and about him.