Just in time for Thanksgiving, A Touring Taste of Dance Salad Festival 2007 reminds us of the advantage of leftovers: You can pick out the best parts. The film features the tastiest bits from the festival, including the now world-renowned performance by Russiaยs Bolshoi Balletยs star dancer, Natalia Osipova, which Londonยs International Herald Tribune said ยsent the usually staid British audiences into a standing, shouting ovation and created ecstasy among the sometimes finicky critics.ย Osipovaยs solo will be featured alongside clips from other tippy-toed talent, including Italyยs Compagnia Aterballetto, The Netherlandsย Kyliรกn Foundation and Koreaยs Kim Eun Hee Dance Company. Those who missed out can see what they, well, missed, and others can feed their anticipation for next yearยs festival in March with plenty of past pliรฉs, pirouettes, promenades and pointy toes. 6:30 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713ย355ย9011 or visit www.dancesalad.org. Free.
Wed., Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m., 2007
This article appears in Nov 22-28, 2007.