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JOANNA
BERMAN
hile many of her colleagues at the San Francisco Ballet dev<Xed th1s past summer's six-week layoff to guest ap-
pearances, vacatk>ning o r praaicing at the barre, joanna Berman spent much of the time knocking on wood Despne a persistent hip ailmem, ~e went into this last San Francisco Ballet season- the most grueling experience of her tender professional life
-as a promisingl()(2!lalent and emerged o neofhs brightest, most versaule )'OUng .stars. Berman was virtually everywhere In the repertoire last "inter And artistic director l le lgi Tomasson thought so much of her that he paired herw1th his nev.•super·
star ]em-Charles Gi l for the opening mght gala's TcbaikooskyPusdeDet.L'I( Knowing of Tomasson 's background at lbl·
anchine's New York Clry Ballet. Berman had a flash ofpan1c. " Jgrew up th inking all NewYorkCuyBaller. dancers were S' 10"' and 90 pounds, and here I \\'aS ,
quickly approaching 5' S" and somewhere becween 90 and 200 pounds, imagining llelgl wouldn't hke mybodyl)'p<" Her wornes were groundless Once she shed a bit of baby fat, Berman's ronvcmionally female body
rype and her theatrical attack ha\'e endeared her 10 most restdent and vtsiling choreographers. You can't mtssjoanna Bennan these days, and )00
shouldn't.
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GERRY
WALTHER
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she fir'ie occupuxl the pnnnp;•l ,-iolhf•:ch:ur. Flor kb-born Gern: \X'alther ha" come to reprc-.cm what the \'Crv hc,.><;e. of the contemJX>r.ll"\' :,an Fr.tr'Kt,cu
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She has floumhed throu~h the rei~O!<! of dm..-e music d trooort and '>he ln'i clurmed them all :,he has de\"'O.ed her career to one of the modern or· ches~rJ.s
most neglected and most cn.oal instru· mcms and o,;he has made countlt."-<~ li'ilt.'ner.., appre·
nate ito; tnheremly supple mar\'els fur the hN umc
ThiS o;ea.;on, Hlom.,tt.•dt wtllturn thc ..,potliRht on \X'a llher. \\hen o;he solos tn Paul lluxlcrntth, 7h:m£'f'· musrk m No\'cmber. prt:parmu~ to the tapin~ for
london R<..·l"ordo; And 'ihc " ill jom \'lnhnN O.J!lld Kob•alka.cell •st ~ 1 JChael Grclxtn1er and pianbt jan('t Guggenheim m a concert of work.., hy Arah•n... h-e-. and \\'1 lham Schum.1n for C.1 l Perfc~rmai'K'e'\\ahher ux>k up tl~ nola .lt.l~C It'll, "hl'n her father !P\'eht:rthe nNruruent A., .,Jlt.' cuntinut.-d her,tUdiCO..,<iihcftiUild\'Cr.
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SELF-PROMOTION
Judy Kirpich, art director Judy Kirpich/Beth Brownlee Bathe/Claire Wolfman , designers Mercedes McDonald , illustrator Grafik Communications Ltd . (Alexandria, VA) , design firm Virginia Lithograph, client 2 Woody Pirtle, art director/designer/illustrator Lalli Associates, writer Pentagram Design (New York) , design firm International Design Conference in Aspen , client
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