Misha Really Can Do Everything
Just as he mastered pirouettes years ago as a young dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov is getting the hang of asking friends and strangers to donate to his nonprofit Manhattan arts center. “I was better at raising money for someone else than I was for myself, but I’m getting better†at buttonholing for the Baryshnikov Arts Center, said the 61-year-old dancer, artistic director, and impresario in a phone interview from his office.