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Review: Da Camera Society dances with American Contemporary Ballet
The Da Camera Society introduced a welcome new series Monday evening, adding dance to its already popular mix of inspirational chamber music and architecture. Music + Dance: L.A. brings together Da Camera, well-known for its concerts in landmark...
Tags: Music, Igor Stravinsky, Entertainment, Music Industry, Dance
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Millepied, Muhly piece debuts at New York City Ballet spring gala
NEW YORK -- Fashion and ballet shared the spotlight at New York City Ballet’s French-themed spring gala Thursday evening. The program featured two world premieres; the more substantial of them, and the evening’s centerpiece, was Benjamin...
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American Ballet Theatre's 'Firebird' looks to Misty Copeland
Arguably, ballet's famous birds are the swans of "Swan Lake" — Odette and Odile, White Swan and Black Swan, respectively. But running — flying? — close behind them is the magical Firebird, namesake of the 1910 Stravinsky classic which is...Tags: Entertainment, Sports, Dance, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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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... -
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: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Peggy Guggenheim, Arts, Joseph Cornell, Museum of Modern Art
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Yvonne Mounsey, bringing Ballanchine to the Westside
Culture MonsterDiscovering that teaching “came naturally,” Yvonne Mounsey went on to co-found the Santa Monica-based Westside Ballet school and pre-professional company in 1967, which for the last 39 years, has also staged an annual production of “... -
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: Concerts, Head Injuries, Health and Medical Professionals, Harvey Keitel, Los Angeles Police Department
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Dance review: San Francisco Ballet at Segerstrom Center
Culture MonsterHelgi Tomasson, San Francisco Ballet’s artistic director and principal choreographer since 1985, has excelled less obviously as a dance-maker than he has as a dancer-maker. His legacy with San Francisco Ballet is secure for having molded the nation&... -
NYCB Moves will step into Northridge, Santa Barbara
Culture MonsterGrowing up in Bakersfield, Tiler Peck forged a connection to George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet by taking classes with three of that company’s former ballerinas — Yvonne Mounsey, Patricia Neary and Colleen Neary. Her first love,... -
Dance review: New York City Ballet Moves in Santa Barbara
Culture MonsterCan an appetizer-size portion of New York City Ballet be as gratifying as the entire multi-course company? That was the question Wednesday, as New York City Ballet Moves made its Southern California debut at the historic Grenada Theatre (with an... -
Friday's Highlights: 'Great Performances: Miami City Ballet' on KOCE
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 23 - 29 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Oct. 23 - 29 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...... -
Alicia Alonso, Cuba's living legend of ballet
To her admirers, Alicia Alonso is the gracious grande dame of Cuban classical ballet. To detractors, she's a conservative cultural czarina who has clung to power even longer than Fidel Castro.
But even some of her fiercest critics will concede that...Tags: UNESCO, Greta Garbo, Jerome Robbins, Theater, Fidel Castro
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