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• 'Swimmer' makes waves at S.F. Ballet - San Francisco Examiner

  13-04-2015 21:14
  San Francisco Examiner
  'Swimmer' makes waves at S.F. Ballet
  San Francisco Examiner
  COURTESY ERIK TOMASSON; San Francisco Ballet's Program 7 features the world-premiere of Yuri Possokov's “Swimmer,” a multi-media production based on a short story by John Cheever. The highlight of San Francisco Ballet's Program 7 is the premiere ...
  
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• Special needs students learn classical ballet in MD - W*USA 9

  13-04-2015 19:58
  W*USA 9
  Special needs students learn classical ballet in MD
  W*USA 9
  The Maryland Youth Ballet is teaching classical ballet to dancers that some would not expect to see in a dance studio. Loading… Post to Facebook. Special needs students learn classical ballet in Md. The Maryland Youth Ballet is teaching classical ...
  MURRIETA: Ballet students compete at national levelPress-Enterpriseall 2 news articles »
  
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• Connecticut Ballet Staging A Special 'Midsummer Night's Dream' - Hartford Courant

  13-04-2015 18:46
  
  Hartford Courant
  Connecticut Ballet Staging A Special 'Midsummer Night's Dream'
  Hartford Courant
  Ballerina Claire Mazza will dance the role of Titania in Connecticut Ballet's new production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' Sunday, April 26 at The Bushnell, Hartford. Ballerina Claire Mazza will dance the role of Titania in Connecticut Ballet's new ...
  Ballet Idaho's 'Midsummer' made for a fun, sumptuous, season finaleThe Idaho Statesmanall 4 news articl
  
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• Maze review – a charming and mysterious labyrinth of dance

  13-04-2015 15:13
  
  Margate Winter Gardens
  Framed by looming white industrial foam walls, Jasmin Vardimon’s performance is enthralling – but falls short of its Cocteauesque inspirationWhen Theseus entered the labyrinth, he met a bull-headed monster, slavering for flesh. No minotaur lurks in Margate’s Winter Gardens, a dilapidated pleasure palace, however. Instead, we make our way past memories of the fallen heroes of light entertainment (Max Bygraves, Cannon and Ball) and into Jasmin Vardimon’s immersive da
  
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• An American in Paris review – Wheeldon’s fine, fanciful entertainment

  13-04-2015 14:47
  
  Palace theater, New York City
  Christopher Wheeldon’s retread of the 1951 musical may falter in its pacing but it’s funny and sometimes divineLet’s get some uncomfortable truths out of the way: An American in Paris is a Broadway adaptation of a Hollywood movie. It is a jukebox musical. Its leads are not renowned for their acting and singing abilities; the director is untried. As Adam (Brandon Uranowitz), a New York composer limping through the City of Light, says, “How do you say bleouggh
  
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• Are British dancers really outclassed on the world stage?

  13-04-2015 13:33
  
  Akram Khan, Hofesh Shechter and Lloyd Newson have complained about the quality of graduates of the UK’s top dance schools. But a good dance education is not only about performanceAs a provocation, it was masterfully timed. Twenty-four hours before a major national conference about the future of British dance, three leading choreographers issued a press release complaining about the quality of contemporary dance training in this country.Hofesh Shechter, Lloyd Newson and Akram Khan jointly argue
  
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• Rutgers University Dance Marathon breaks fund raising record - MyCentralJersey.com

  13-04-2015 02:59
  
  MyCentralJersey.com
  Rutgers University Dance Marathon breaks fund raising record
  MyCentralJersey.com
  The magic number for the 2015 Rutgers University Dance Marathon is $692,046.67. More than $69,500 than what was raised in 2014 for the Embrace Kids Foundation, based in New Brunswick. After 30 hours, more than 1,200 tired, but very excited students ...
  Rutgers Dance Marathon raises $692046 for charity (PHOTOS)NJ.com
  Artists share varieties of music at Rutgers University Dance Marathon 2015R
  
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• Week in arts: Le Grand Tango, No Passports Required, and Public symposium

  13-04-2015 02:52
  
  Canberra launches a new gallery space, Bendigo hosts the Wiggles and Augie March, and international creative thinkers converge on PerthIn an exciting new collaboration between Sydney Dance Company and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, a trio of new works by choreographers Cass Mortimer Eipper, Lucas Jervies and Rafael Bonachela is set to the music of the Argentine composer Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla for this two-part Latin-inspired concert celebrating the passion of tango.
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