NYCB Vol. 19 No. 8- The Concert, Francisco Moncion
"An image I treasure is that of [Francisco] Moncion fluttering around like a demented butterfly with a cigar clamped between his teeth, like Broderick Crawford cast as The Queen of the May. Robbins's humor is brilliantly and specifically American..."
--Joseph H. Mazo, Women's Wear Daily, 1971
Moncion: "It's fun to do sometimes, but you have to really work yourself into the mood, break through the reticence. There's a lot of crazy jumping around, but one of the things Jerry said was, I don't want this to look like a caricature. This has to be danced, and danced in an attractive fashion—not like some Broadway hoofer who doesn't know how. That isn't what I want. I want clean line, clean steps, real steps.'"
--Repertory in Review: 40 Years of the New York City Ballet by Nancy Reynolds
Francisco Moncion. (top right) with Sara Leland. (bottom right) with Delia Peters.
Photos by Martha Swope.
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