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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: Entertainment, White House, Lymphedema, Music, Broadway Theater
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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, Peggy Guggenheim, Movies, Andre Breton, Sculpture
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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... -
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: Music Theater, Entertainment, Jerome Robbins, Broadway Theater, Fidel Castro
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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 “... -
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 and Ballet Nacional de Cuba at Dorothy Chandler, Segerstrom
Culture MonsterAlicia Alonso's Ballet Nacional de Cuba will perform in Los Angeles and Orange County.... -
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&... -
Bolshoi-trained beauties bolster ballet in Orange County
Culture MonsterEthereal Bolshoi Ballet star Natalia Osipova, arguably the worldâs prima ballerina, slipped into a rehearsal studio at Orange County Performing Arts Center looking tired. Lightly grasping a ballet barre, she plunged suddenly to the floor, her torso... -
Good news for dance fans: a Miami City Ballet special is announced for PBS
Culture MonsterMiami City Ballet will get a national showcase when PBS airs a "Dance in America" program this spring of the company performing two works by George Balanchine and one by Twyla Tharp. There was a time when "Dance in America"......
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