Volume 25, Number 18 · November 23, 1978

The Ballet and the Public: Notes from a Diary

By Lincoln Kirstein

Lincoln Center Council meeting. I was called to defend the New York City Ballet in refusing to be televised for 'Live from Lincoln Center' programs. Since money involved is derisory and artistic increment nil, I was something less than polite. Other constituents feel this purely negative attitude is not only damaging to the notion of a cultural center, but also that conditions may improve if there is present participation.



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