Ballet Lessons on the Berlin Wall
Forced into exile by the Cold War, a retired ballerina gave pivotal instruction on foreign policy and human rights.
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- Posted: November 6, 2014
- Tags:Alexander Godunov American Ballet Theatre Berlin Wall Bolshoi Ballet Chopin Cold War Cultural Diplomacy Dance Education Flight 222 Foreign Policy Human Rights International Relations Iron Curtain Mikhail Baryshnikov Natalia Makarova Poland Political Asylum Refugees Rudolf Nureyev Vaganova Technique
Dances With Words: An Ode to Robin Williams
It's painful to accept the fact that we now live in a world without Robin Williams.
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- Posted: August 17, 2014
- Tags:Baryshnikov Bob Fosse Garp Improvization Julliard Madonna Martha Graham Michael Kidd New York Times Parkinson's Disease Physical Comedy Robin Williams Twyla Tharp Wordplay
All Twerked Up
When does art have shock value? When does it merely shock?
