black swan

 

hey LOU, also

I'm re-reading "BALLET!"* 

A breathless thriller of two lovers swept up in a mounting tide of passion and international terror.

*SHOCKINGLY BALLETIC

i've got soft skin

Its going to be a grey and rainy weekend in Auckland, and this is a nice song to listen to while watching rain roll down your windowpane.
This weekend is going to be a bit of a melancholic marathon, though. There's Black Rebel Motorcycle Club tonight, and on Sunday I'm going to Sherlock Jnr and One Week at the Civic, which are old Buster Keaton films accompanied live by the Auckland Philharmonia. I would love to see The Red Shoes, but considering I have exactly $46.78 in my bank account, I doubt that will happen. Hopefully Saturday will be spent curled up on the couch eating something delicious.
Anyway. Have a lovely weekend. Sorry for the Han-centric week!

rrriot

Images from the Joffrey Ballet's recreation of Nijinksy's choreography of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (whew!). When it premiered with Les Ballet Russes in Paris in 1913, it caused a riot. I'll probably dream some strange dreams tonight.

power couple

Did you know Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Lange were a couple in the 70s? That's the kind of celebrity fact I find really interesting. Photo from life.com.