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12 March 2013

Edward Villella: The prodigal son returns to New York

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Writer Sarah Morton describes a wonderful evening at New York’s Paley Center for Media in which the great one, Edward Villella appeared and chatted. The evening included video clips of his television broadcasts. [...]

5 March 2013

Cavalia Odysseo, a horse of different breed

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Cavalia’s Odysseo all about the beauty of motion, equestrian style. Seeing those horses romp reminds us that we’re used to coltish creatures of a different ilk. [...]

1 March 2013

Kyle Abraham brings his talent to BODYTRAFFIC

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A two-week dance collaboration is always a special event, never more so when a smooth dance maker like Kyle Abraham visits L.A.’s brightest young troupe of dancers, BODYTRAFFIC. [...]

27 February 2013

Edward Villella, upcoming, at New York’s Paley Center

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The exceptional, the great, the one-and-only Edward Villella, in conversation at the Paley Center in New York. [...]

21 February 2013

Matt (Harold Henry) Mattox, as written by Larry Billman

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Not an obituary, but an encyclopedia entry on the dance career of Matt Mattox, who passed away in France earlier this week. [...]

19 February 2013

In memorium: Matt Mattox from “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”

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A glorious French-language poster from the MGM dance classic features long-legged Matt Mattox, who recently passed away. [...]

19 February 2013

Connoisseur collection of dance-movie posters grace Barnsdall exhibit

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The vintage posters of collector Mike Kaplan, beautifully hung throughout the lobby area of the basement theater of Barnsdall Park in East Hollywood, focus on dance films. [...]

16 February 2013

Superb exhibition “Stravinsky and L.A. Dance” to close

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As a wonderful dance-history exhibition closes, we learn more about the Los Angeles-trained ballerina Nana Gollner. [...]

12 February 2013

Lula Washington dance touches Elizabeth Eckford of Little Rock Nine

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Elizabeth Eckford, one of the original Little Rock Nine, was on hand January 31 at Stuttgart, Arkansas’ Grand Prairie Center when Lula Washington Dance Theatre performed its dance suite about the nine high school students who integrated Central High School in 1957 [...]

7 February 2013

Paula Abdul honored at Choreographer’s Carnival

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Paula Abdul, a career-long dancer / singer /choreographer received a lot of love as well as an award at the annual Choreographer’s Carnival last week. In tribute to Paula, her dance video “Cold Hearted Snake” was recreated step by step (and you thought the restaging of “The Rite of Spring” was historic!) [...]