norma mclain stoop Archives

Three pages from the March 1979 issue of Dance Magazine. At the center, a large black and white portrait of Maurice Béjart, under which an article titled "The Creators and the Interpreters" begins. To the left, a performance shot of Jorge Donn in practice clothes in the Balanchine style, surrounded by female dancers in white masks. To the right, a collage of performance shots from the same ballet, showing a dancer wearing enormous wings, another dressed like Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and more.

TBT: Maurice Béjart’s “Difficult” Ballet Dichterliebe

In the March 1979 issue of Dance Magazine, associate editor Norma McLain Stoop spoke with choreographer Maurice Béjart and seven of the dancers who created roles in his evening-length Dichterliebe – Amor Di Poeta.

Courtney Escoyne March 7th, 2024

TBT: Creating the Non-Speaking, Dancing Characters of Grease

In the June 1978 issue of Dance Magazine, associate editor Norma McLain Stoop reported from the set of the now-classic movie musical Grease, which hit movie theaters that month.

Courtney Escoyne June 8th, 2023