

We did so without much knowledge of Dance. It was that quote that made the Edward Gorey House assemble our 2022 exhibit around Gorey and the New York City Ballet.

Gorey, in his 1993 Ballet Review tribute to the dancer Diana Adams writes, “Properly considered, somehow explains everything, and can be applied to whatever you can think of in both art and life.” “Just do the steps” is famously Balanchine’s most repeated instruction to his dancers. While he had his favorite dancers, his fixation remained centered on the choreography of George Balanchine. B’s instruction to dancers) The Gilded Bat (1965)Įdward Gorey’s infatuation with the New York City Ballet, spanning some thirty seasons, from 1953 to 1983, is widely known.
