This photo of the Harkness Ballet's "Pas d'Action", which is
temporarily scanned from an 8 x 10 print made in 1963, was Rebecca
Harkness' favorite photo. A large tabloid size enlargement was the only photo she displayed in her NYC apartment's living room.
This photo was shot during a live performance in Washington DC. In 1962, Harkness imported me from Berlin, where I was living, to shoot all the ballet's current productions during their live performances
in Washington. The reason the photo is so sensational is first of
all, that the men are caught in full flight, off the ground, at the
apex of their flight, and in absolutely perfect formation, caught from the most perfect direct-front angle. And that it is absolutely real, during a live performance,
not staged, and without any flash or extraneous lighting.
But more important,it turned out that, besides
being in perfect formation, every one of men's bodies is technically
perfect. Hands,
legs, feet, arm-angle, everything. It is all technically perfect,
which happens seldom. It was considered one of the best dance photos
ever taken.
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