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26 April 2012

Get ready for Hofesh Shechter’s “Violet Kid” — at UCLA Live this weekend

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26 April 2012

Highly recommended, Faye Driscoll @ UCLA Thurs/Fri.

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First it’s good in a crazy way. Then it’s crazy in not that good of a way. Then, it ends up being super interesting in a way you can’t quite figure out. That’s a road map for “You’re Me,” a grueling duet that dancer/choreographer Faye Driscoll will present tonight and Friday at [...]

25 April 2012

Marvelous East Village building echoing with art history receives preservation award

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A grand old building in New York City’s East Village with a lot of great cultural history is being cared for. [...]

23 April 2012

Tribeca Film Festival off to the races with “Ballets With A Twist”

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Choreographer Marilyn Klaus’s “Ballets With A Twist” to premiere a new piece, “Mint Julep” at the upcoming street fair of the Tribeca Film Festival. Music by Steve Gaboury. [...]

12 April 2012

Misha acts at the Broad Stage, then, on the tube, Tavis Smiley chats him up

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After seeing Baryshnikov act in “In Paris,” we enjoyed his interview with talk show host Tavis Smiley. [...]

10 April 2012

George Balanchine dances in British film from 1929

A rare video snippet of the famed choreographer dancing in a movie. [...]

3 April 2012

Our Lady of Lourdes blesses Miami City Ballet

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Why does it feel so unusual, and so wonderful, to have a qualified woman named Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet? Because it does. Here’s Loudes Lopez’s background. [...]

3 April 2012

Lourdes Lopez to succeed Edward Villella as artistic director of Miami City Ballet

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Announcing the new artistic director of Miami City Ballet, Lourdes Lopez. [...]

1 April 2012

One of a kind, Merce Cunningham … and the lore left behind

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Blog post details the activity of scholar Nancy Dalva tasked with capturing ephemera of choreographer Merce Cunningham for the Cunningham Trust. [...]

31 March 2012

arts•meme’s formidable flock of female facebook friends

Lately, we’ve attracted a very cool group of new “likes” on arts•meme’s Facebook fan page. — all impressive women working in the arts. [...]