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Feedback: What's on your bedside table?
"The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace. It's not always an easy read, but it's funny. It's fascinating to think about how hard it must've been to write and sad to know it's his last. — Ellen Brady, Aurora I have succumbed to the hype and read...
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Emmys 2012: 'Mad Men,' Breaking Bad,' 'Modern Family' Earn Noms
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- Stop us if you've heard this one before: HBO dominated the Emmy nominations announced Thursday morning, picking up 81 nods for viewer favorites such as "Boardwalk Empire" and "Game of Thrones" as well as comedy newcomers "Girls" and "Veep."...Tags: Joan Cusack, Paul McGuigan, Once Upon a Time (tv program), Entertainment Events, Penguins of Madagascar (tv program)
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July 19: Author - Jacques d'Amboise, I Was A Dancer
WGN NewsJacques d'Amboise To purchase a copy of the book: I Was A Dancer In this rich, expansive, spirited memoir, Jacques d'Amboise, one of America's most celebrated classical dancers, and former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for more than...Tags: Jerome Robbins, Entertainment, Religious Education, Parochial Schools, Education
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Local dancer returns with New York City Ballet
Off stage, Dana Jacobson stands a stunning 5 feet 9 inches tall, with arms and legs that go on forever. When she dances, she stretches her arabesques and lengthens her high-flying leaps to look even taller, at least 7 feet from the tips of her toes to the...
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Dance Review: NYC Ballet duo shine brightest at 'Stars of Dance'
Patrons and dance aficionados came together Saturday night for the Laguna Dance Festival's 7th annual "Stars of Dance" gala performance at the Laguna Playhouse. Special guests Tiler Peck and Joaquin DeLuz of the New York City Ballet paved the way for a...
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Youmans: Dancer from Fountain Valley living a dream
Since its founding in 1940, the esteemed American Ballet Theatre has appeared in a total of 132 cities, 42 countries and all 50 states. And throughout its 72-year history, the New York-based company has commissioned works by all of the great...Tags: Music, Cinderella (movie), Entertainment Events, Concerts, Arts and Culture
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Zina Bethune dies at 66; dancer, choreographer and actress
It would not be out of character for actress, dancer and choreographer Zina Bethune to stop her car for an injured animal, say those who knew her.
Bethune, 66, a former New York City Ballet soloist and the founder of a Los Angeles multimedia dance and...Tags: Health, Music, Entertainment Events, Motorvehicle Accidents, Concerts
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Dorothea Tanning dies at 101; artist and poet married Max Ernst
Over more than a century, Dorothea Tanning collided and consorted with artistic titans of the 20th century who included Pablo Picasso, John Cage and Joseph Cornell. She designed sets for George Balanchine ballets, played romantic matchmaker for poet Andre...Tags: Movies, Arts, Man Ray, Peggy Guggenheim, Andre Breton
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Lourdes Lopez to be new artistic director of Miami City Ballet
Culture MonsterThe imposing task of succeeding founder/artistic director Edward Villella at Miami City Ballet will go to Lourdes Lopez, the company announced Tuesday. Lopez, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer who was with that company from 1974 to 1996, is... -
Bella Lewitzky's former dancers build her legacy
We all know what happens when great composers, writers and artists die: Their work lives on. But what about groundbreaking choreographers — say, Martha Graham, José Limon, Merce Cunningham, Antony Tudor, Alvin Ailey,George Balanchine — those...Tags: Alvin Ailey, Antony Tudor, Arts and Culture, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham
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Chicago Dancing Festival is coming into its own in 5th year
In the beginning, the Chicago Dancing Festival seemed almost a lark, a single program of modest best hits, more picnic dessert than entree.
How things change. This year, the 5-year-old enterprise is a full, weeklong festival boasting not just major...Tags: Arts and Culture, Philip Glass, Arts, Roosevelt University, Entertainment
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San Francisco Ballet returns to Orange County
The San Francisco Ballet, one of the country's oldest and most esteemed professional ballet companies, will return to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in September for the first time in three years.
The company will perform Sept. 27 to 28 and Sept....Tags: Entertainment, Human Interest, Georges Bizet, Companies and Corporations, Dance
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