While I was away...

When you've had very little (and unreliable) access to the 'Net, catching up with nearly three weeks of dance-related news (just for starters) is quite a task. Here's a handful of notable items culled from The New York Times, just in case you happened to miss these, too.

Gerald Myers, 85, Writer on Dance and Philosophy, Dies by William Grimes, February 23

New Punch in an Old tale as a Trickster Reappears by Claudia La Rocco, February 27 (I'm including this since my pile of email messages reveals quite a bit of raving about this work, and I regret missing it. Damn nicely-done review, too.)

Pearl Lang, Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 87 by Jack Anderson, February 27

For a Dancer Making His Way, It's All Tap, All Day by Tammy La Gorge, March 1

Bigger Woes for Library, as a Buyer Backs Out by Robin Pogrebin, March 4 (not dance-related, specifically, but...you know.)

Dancing With the Average Folk by David McKay Wilson, March 8, 2009