Shostakovich: ‘Football is the ballet of the masses’
A reflection about connections between gridiron football and ballet reminds us of the 1930 ballet The Golden Age (Op. 22), by Dmitri Shostakovich.
A reflection about connections between gridiron football and ballet reminds us of the 1930 ballet The Golden Age (Op. 22), by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Preliminaries for the 1978 amistoso in Havana, the first appearance for a U.S. professional sports side since 1959. The U.S. national team visited Havana as part of World Cup qualifying in Sept 08. Video courtesy Dave Wasser, www.davebrett.com.
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