Baryshnikov triumps enacting Chevkov short stories Berkeley Rep January 30
Berkeley Rep. Anton Chekov . a play adapted from two short stories by Anton Chekhov, “Man in a Case” and “About Love”...Adapted and directed by Paul Lazar and Annie Barson. Baryshnikov definitely brings the same genius to acting. The program reminds me that he was a principle dancer of the Kirov when he defected and joined the ABT. I saw him in NYC when he was all the rage in 1976 He had come in 1974 and worked with George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. In 1980 he became Artistic director of ABT. From 1990-2002, he was director and dancer with the White Oak Dance Project which he founded with choreographer Mark Morris. In 2005 he opened the Baryshikov Arts Center (BAC) a creative home for artists to develop their work. As far as his acting goes, Baryshnikov won an Oscar nomination for “The Turning Point”, and starred in “White Nights”, as well as tv shows, including 3 Emmy award ...