Gelsey Kirkland has had more than her share of demons, as her two distressing memoirs - and her violently checkered career - attest.

It's always fascinating - and sometimes a little disquieting - when two first-rate critics violently disagree.

Most writers are vulnerable and insecure, and Kay Graham was more so than most.

Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than I am, her genius as a performer will have to be taken on faith - and on the always-suspect evidence of film. What will last, if things go well, is her genius as a choreographer, as a woman of the theater.

Twyla Tharp set her sights on ballet, and ballet, hungry for major talent, succumbed.

In the seasons of life, I have had more than my share of summers.