yesterday was one of my...

"best days ever"--walked all over Manhattan, saw a movie (horrible!) and a beautiful dance concert, and generally felt very strong. (A little tired today, probably from all that wear and tear on my body).
After the library, did walk north on 5th from 42nd to 58th---a hideous amount of foot traffic, particularly in the first 11 or 12 blocks--but finally reached my destination--the Paris Theater---to see Baumbach's Marriage Story. Well I hated it! In certain movies that he makes, about middle or upper class white people and their "problems", he doesn't resonate with me at all.The two leads play a husband and wife who are splitting---both are theater people, he a "genius" director and she an actress with a Hollywood background who has become the leading lady of the company. There the reality stops--both of them, once they are out of the theater, seem simply like "ordinary humans"---in their daily life they might as well be teachers, social workers, bankers, etc. Baumbach has no idea how people whose life is centered on the theater behave once the rehearsals are over. The second part of the movie (at least as much as I saw of it) is actually a picture of the high powered lawyers who work with the wealthy in Hollywood, the principles are all but forgotten. I left the theater, before the ending in a rage.
 The rest of the day was very pleasant, as I walked back to my apartment (I seem to have been able to walk endlessly without tiring yesterday) and waited for the Dance Concert at the State theater in Lincoln Center. Had a great (and cheap) seat and was really surprised at how beautiful the whole program was. Two dances by Paul Taylor (it is his company) that were upbeat and sensitive and had some amazing choreography, and a new piece by Pam Tanowitz that while a little muted, had some great steps and a lot of musicality. Company B, the last piece on the program was brilliantly danced and made me aware of how brilliant a choreographer Taylor could be (I am not sure I realized this before). I practically danced back to my apartment---really feeling great!
  Tonight, after some sessions, I am scheduled to see the play my friend Kristen is in. She told me at the TEAM party, that she is very happy in it, so it should be meaningful.
That is all for now---will report soon.