Sybil Bruncheon’s GREAT MOMENTS IN THE ARTS!!... February 17th, 1918...

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Sybil Bruncheon’s GREAT MOMENTS IN THE ARTS!!... On this date, February 17th, 1918, Vaslav Nijinsky staged his new ballet, “DO MY LEOTARDS MAKE ME LOOK FAT?”, the story of a sensitive young coal-miner in West Virginia who struggles daily between the challenges of “black-lung” and bulimia. His pas-de-deux in the second act was particularly poignant as he danced with his caged canary, dressed in nothing but a head-lamp!

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