With Heinke and Sam we went to Jacob's Pillow in Becket for this remarkable afternoon of reminiscences by one of the world's great dancers.
In a production that includes movement, music, background motion pictures from the dancer's life, Ms. Lavallade enchanted a full house in the Doris Duke Theatre.
She traced her life from her first dance lessons through her work with Alvin Ailey and her marriage to Geoffrey Holder. She moved about the stage with an ease that belied her 83 years and proved, once more, that in addition to being a wonderful dancer, she is a fine actress.
It was a lovely afternoon in a lovely place.
