ICONOCLASTS Season 2: Mikhail Baryshnikov + Alice Waters

[MsTimetowaste]

He is still so incredibly GORGEOUS. I was in high school when "The Turning Point" came out. I saw it 5 times. A gorgeous, artistic, and stunningly virile man. And from what I have now read: a decent human as well. Hey, Mischa: if you are ever in the San Francisco Bay Area, I'll cook you dinner. Or....I'll meet you somewhere and buy you a vodka or any other beverage. Well, we all need our sad little fantasies, eh? I have a terminal illness. This is my own little "Make A Wish"!

[QueenMAB418]

Nice to see Mikhail sitting still praising another very young dancer though; calling it this:"dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and chef Alice Waters share their philosophies of art, food, teaching and community with visits to New York's Baryshnikov Arts Center", etc. is *totally* misleading. Even for a snippet. We see a woman handling raw meat (with no gloves - remind me to NOT eat there!!), and a dance class. Misha comments on 1 dancer, the rest is all Alice. Not cool.

[23pointe]

its so wierd too see people lovin him...not tht i dont....its just i read gelsey kirklands autobiography and they went out for a while and she said he was impossible to work with...

[QueenMAB418]

@23pointe Gelsey didn't like being dumped by him, and wants to sell books, no mystery there. She is parvenu, while he is the Prince or King of Dance for all time. Of course he's hard to work with, he wants the 100% HE gives, from each of his dancers. And keep in mind he's doing it all with a horrible case of arthritis, so he's in terrible pain, and he's STILL dancing and making it look like he's floating on air. She just wants to sell her book. He will live forever in dance and choreography.

[23pointe]

@QueenMAB418 ok....look...she doesnt want to sell books.she wants to share her story of being a ballerina...and its not like i dont ♥ him...i do...all i was saying is tht they had a hard relationship...o and im pretty sure he didnt have arthritis back in the 70s when they worked together.and gelsey kirkland is the QUEEN OF DANCE and always be.

[sugarplumcherry6]

@23pointe my teacher danced with him once and said the same thing. she said he was really arrogant and basically just a real jerk... it's really too bad since he's always been such an awe-inspiring dancer.

[tsoupilarilz]

i want to dance for him :(

[tisirangel]

Puro prazer!!!!

[NapsAboveWaterfalls]

Oh, when I first clicked on this, I thought it said Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ali G. LOL not quite, eh?

[QueenMAB418]

@NapsAboveWaterfalls My thoughts too, exactly. A BIT misleading, we get 2 or 3 sentences from Mischa, and it's 99.5% Alice Waters going on about HER philosophy. I'd have appreciated a more honest description, especially since they didn't do anything in the description!!!

[pinkyluvluv]

the man just oozes hottness lol.

there never was and never will be another like him.a living legend.

i think that this "interpretive dance" thing is just awful.

anyone can writhe on the floor and flop around side to side and call it interpretive dance.

but not everyone can be a ballet dancer as it takes real skill and grace.

[imabollywoodfan]

agreed about the him being handsome and that interperative dance point.

you cant tell if they had been dancing for years or days but people can tell if you dance ballet days or years.

[janaherde]

I agree that a ballet dancer does deserve some respect, because it means lots of years of hard work. BUt I think you can dance modern disciplines without any classic work done, but if you heave a classic basis, you allways see that, it gives you a certain quality of movement.

[IrishMafiatress17]

if you're going to insult someone, at least check your spelling.

[asahelrosales]

Simply great ideas!

[vousette]

Mikhail Baryshnikov is looking good...as always :)

[saachica07]

ahh, the Russian... <3

[enoebel]

He really does; no matter his age. Wow. Love the glasses, and the open mind doesn't hurt either in the sexiness factor.

[MsSusanmary]

@vousette not just good hot as ......

[iluvqotsaforever]

Wow he is not as old as I thought. Brilliant dancer!

[Yaddayaddayaddablahb]

He's 60 I think

[RLFosse]

He really is as cool as he seems. I met him once at Steps and he just took class and followed directions from the teacher!

I love Iconoclasts-it's a brilliant study of amazing people!

[887766509a]

Aszure Barton's choreography looks awesome.

[ntiego]

yeah, and so is he!

[shue3303]

She's really hot.

[inspiration7777]

I have tremendous respect for Alice Waters and her work. I volunteered at the school garden she founded, the Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA. The middle school kids were so excited to work in the beautiful garden and in the brightly-painted kitchen, and then we sat down together and had lunch. The kids made the best polenta I've ever eaten.

[DanMcCaffrey]

I gotta see this show. Kamen? Waters? Vedder? Chappelle? Tarantino?...Fuckin A',

[vjelmyer]

it really is an amazing show....and some of the pairs they put together seem ridiculous, but then you watch it and it's just amazing the connection......definetly one of my favorites!

[Shojois4me3]

And Misha!