The Beauty of Ballet Mania “The Ballet Mania performance will guide you through the history of ballet,” the program promises. That may sound rather daunting. It’s not. The annual Ballet Mania (Baletomanie) was presented in late January, but fortunately will be repeated Feb 22. Incredibly, its prologue depicts every era, every style, every type of costume, and glimpses of ballet’s “top hits,” all in literally one moment. It is glorious,…
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Thursday, October 13, 2011:Quiet Revolution
Shh! The Quiet Revolution Right now in the United States and elsewhere, thousands of people are peacefully protesting in the streets in the “Take Over Wall Street” movement. They’re revolting against everything from environmental damage to outlandish profits taken in by banks and oil companies. You can join a slightly different, peaceful revolution. You don’t have to go to Wall Street to do it. And you don’t have to worry…
Thursday, August 11, 2011:History Lessons
History Lessons — for a Dancer “In my family, history is important. History is in my blood; my mom taught history. I appreciate the knowledge from history – you can learn a lot from it.” It’s a good thing that the National Theatre’s Jan Kodet likes history so much. It’s his job to create the choreography for Gloriana, an opera about Queen Elizabeth I. As you may remember from your…
