<P>Dorcas Walters and Robert Parker in Ashton's 'The Two Pigeons' (photo Bill Cooper)<P><BR>The Summer 2000 edition of 'Dance Now' is out. <P> <A HREF="http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/now.shtml" TARGET=_blank>http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/now.shtml</A> <P>The featured article available on-line is a survey by Jann Parry of Manons down the years since MacMillan created the work in 1974. It's difficult to believe that it was such an unpopular work for so long.<P> <A HREF="http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/nowarticle.shtml" TARGET=_blank>http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/nowarticle.shtml</A> <p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited August 04, 2000).]

I find it hard to believe its being unpopular also. It is my opinion that the role of Manon is open to a wonderfully broad range of interpretation by the ballerina within its framework. Perhaps more so than many other "storyline" ballets.