Comments on: In Defense of Alastair Macaulay http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Simon Maloney http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-1892 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:43:53 +0000 http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-1892 I never read Alastair Macaulay reviews as I feel his comments are so completly off the rails it’s hardly worth the effort.

]]> By: Critics Award of the Day (CAD): Alastair Macaulay (Wha?) « countercritic http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-314 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:30:31 +0000 http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-314 [...] would have thought that just a few days after his nearly anticipated Barnard appearance, that AM would smack down this hilarious review of “Revolution,” which I’m sure [...]

]]> By: countercritic http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-313 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:46:15 +0000 http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-313 Thanks for the clarification, Eva!

Macaulay comments on “aesthetic criteria” say a lot about why he writes the way he does about dance other than ballet. Basically, his criteria is narrowly balletic and hyper-formal. What’s “new” to him isn’t necessarily new to New York, which makes his difficulty in reviewing contemporary dance that isn’t rooted in classical aesthetics seem so out of touch.

]]> By: Eva Yaa Asantewaa http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-311 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:43:36 +0000 http://countercritic.com/2007/09/25/in-defense-of-alastair-macaulay/#comment-311 Hi, counter critic! You’ve misinterpreted what I said to Macaulay at the Barnard talk. In fact, although I was surprised to discover how charming and humble he could be in person, what I actually said was that I found his writing voice to be unusually expressive and human, and that that mattered to me. My concern–as I wrote in my report on the event–that the extent of his current power is out of proportion to the current limitations of his experience with the diversity and range of dance in New York.

If readers are interested in checking out my actual thoughts on the Macaulay event, they can find my report on my InfiniteBody blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. I’d appreciate your visit.

Eva

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