Over the years, many Georgians, including this ex-soldier, a bearded priest, a starballerina, and even the patriarch of the Georgian orthodox church, have offered me similar parting gifts, but usually only after inviting me to taste the country's national beverage.
Rosemary Dunleavy staged the ballet selections from "Orpheus, " which are gracefully performed by Natalia Alonso as Maria Tallchief, Native American ballerina and wife to Balanchine, and a puppyish Michael Rosen as her young American co-star.