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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...
Tags: Herman Melville, Polio
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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: Who Do You Think You Are? (tv program), Connie Britton, Bill Elliott, Crime, Law and Justice, Jonathan Freeman
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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: Entertainment, Suzanne Farrell, WGN, Sports, Dance
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Travelers CEO Elected To Chair NYC Ballet
The Hartford CourantThe red umbrella seems a bit like a tutu today. Chairman and CEO of The Travelers Cos., Jay Fishman, was elected to chair the board of the New York City Ballet, the largest dance organization in the U.S. announced Wednesday. Former Travelers chairman...Tags: Entertainment, New York City, Dance, Jay S. Fishman, Corporate Officers
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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...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Suzanne Farrell, Dance, Jerome Robbins
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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...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Dance, Leonard Cohen, Festive Events
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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, Entertainment, Dance, Igor Stravinsky, Sports
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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: Music, Entertainment, Head Injuries, George H.W. Bush, Dance
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Mikhail Baryshnikov To Star in New Dance-Theater Work at Hartford Stage
Hartford CourantMikhail Baryshnikov, the legendary dancer who has also taken on acting roles, will star in the world premiere of the dance-theater work “The Man in a Case,” a stage adaptation of an Anton Chekhov short story that will premiere at Hartford...Tags: Georgia, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Music, Entertainment, Services and Shopping
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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: Entertainment, Dylan Thomas, Wallace Stevens, Artists, John Cage
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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, <a id="PECLB002040" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Martha Graham" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/martha-graham-PECLB002040.topic">Martha Graham</a>, José Limon, <a id="PEHST000502" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Merce Cunningham" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/merce-cunningham-PEHST000502.topic">Merce Cunningham</a>, <a id="PEHST002012" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Antony Tudor" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/antony-tudor-PEHST002012.topic">Antony Tudor</a>, <a id="PECLB000039" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Alvin Ailey" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/dance/alvin-ailey-PECLB000039.topic">Alvin Ailey</a>,<a id="PEHST000120" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="George Balanchine" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/george-balanchine-PEHST000120.topic">George Balanchine</a> — those creators whose inspiration floats on a flashing moment, an instant image, a looming structure, perhaps never to be recaptured?](http://www.glendalenewspress.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/224489880-28144819.jpg "We all know what happens when great composers, writers and artists die: Their work lives on. But what about groundbreaking choreographers — say, <a id="PECLB002040\" class=\"taxInlineTagLink\" title=\"Martha Graham\" href=\"http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/martha-graham-PECLB002040.topic\">Martha Graham</a>, José Limon, <a id=\"PEHST000502\" class=\"taxInlineTagLink\" title=\"Merce Cunningham\" href=\"http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/merce-cunningham-PEHST000502.topic\">Merce Cunningham</a>, <a id=\"PEHST002012\" class=\"taxInlineTagLink\" title=\"Antony Tudor\" href=\"http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/antony-tudor-PEHST002012.topic\">Antony Tudor</a>, <a id=\"PECLB000039\" class=\"taxInlineTagLink\" title=\"Alvin Ailey\" href=\"http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/dance/alvin-ailey-PECLB000039.topic\">Alvin Ailey</a>,<a id=\"PEHST000120\" class=\"taxInlineTagLink\" title=\"George Balanchine\" href=\"http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/george-balanchine-PEHST000120.topic\">George Balanchine</a> — those creators whose inspiration floats on a flashing moment, an instant image, a looming structure, perhaps never to be recaptured?")
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: Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Arts and Culture, Alvin Ailey, Antony Tudor
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Jul 20, 2012
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![LOS 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."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-07/71170932-19055748-187105 "LOS 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.\""){kind=small}
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