Clipping: A última vénia

"AFTER the show the curtain falls, and there are those for whom it will not rise again. Some discover only in retrospect that they will no longer perform because of injury or illness. Others leave the stage quietly, telling nobody their plans until after their last performance. Some, however, choose the moment and the manner of their going and give advance notice to the world. There are never so many true ballerinas that it’s comfortable to say goodbye even to one of them, but coincidence has ordained that this month brings the formal farewell performances of four international ballerinas, all of whom have been admired in New York. Four!" A ler no NY Times