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Ghetto Ballet on HBO
Ghetto Ballet, a very tight well put together documentary (a little of a half hour) which in a relatively short period of time tells a story of four South African youth who have varied aspirations to be “classical” ballet dancers. They are part of a small group of students from Philip Boyd’s...
“Viva ELVIS” in Vegas
Eventually Cirque du Soleil will create a show about each of us, but until then it is Elvis that is up next. Starting next month in Vegas at the MGM Mirage’s City Center. The show is being directed by Vincent Paterson best known as a choreographer. It will most likely be as spectacular as the 100...
Posted by Sandy in Actors, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Dance, Dancers, Film, Movies, dvd on 10 28th, 2009 | No Comments
DVD Corner: “Every Little Step”
If you like the theater and/or you dance sing, act – you know about the audition process and how nerve wracking it can be.
“Every Little Step” is a very entertaining documentary about that very same weeding out process – whittling from thousands, down to the very few special people who were...
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre – San Francisco
Saturday, November 7th, one of our most inventive artists and performers will be delighting audience at the Palace of Fine Art
The extremely talented Savion Glover will be performing at the SF Jazz Festival, turning the rhythm of his tap shoes into well appreciated music. Glover’s virtuosity...
The Dance
Unfortunately, when an economy goes sour the first things that get cut are those things that bring you joy, which are in my opinion the only things that matter. The arts, specifically dance, is taking a hit across the country and possibly the world. What we can do about it is to find a way to contribute....
A Cause “Dance”
Dancers and Alonzo King-- Rouen, France June 2009
The Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet is one of many extraordinary Ballet Companies in the country, all of which are deserving of support. If you wish, go to their donation page and contribute what you can.
“San Francisco treasure, embodying the best...
Posted by Bob Martin in Actors, Art, Artist Residencies, Culture, Dance, Education, Events, Live Performance, Writing and Speaking on 06 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Love What You do
The key to a great career is to be totally in love with what you do. Helen Mirren must have been in more then 50 movies and a equal amount of plays and TV series. She is remarkably in that she continues to work. Her first credits go back to 1967.
London’s National Theatre Production of Phèdre...
Dance Review * DanceAfrica – Works From Africa Show a Wide Range of Rhythm at Brooklyn Academy of Music – NYTimes.com
"Wind of Drums 2" by Chidi Okoye
What is great about a great city is the abundance and variety of visual and performance art you can enjoy. There is so much to see and enjoy that we become casual about it, as if it’s the morning paper, which is to say go, see and support the arts, it...
Eartha Kitt-Voice, Attidute and Style
Our first introduction to Ms. Kitt may have been her 1953 hit record “Santa Baby” and her unusual featured live performance on the Ed Sullivan T.V. Show. Eartha Kitt passed away recently-Christmas Day 2008 to be exact. Eartha Kitt shattered (at that time) my limited beliefs about what it...
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is 50 Years Old
Picture credit: Andrew Eccles
When living in New York, I would receive as a birthday present every December, tickets to a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. The event was always trans-formative.
“You must enjoy every moment of this,”
Judith Jamison
Congratulations to Judith Jamison,...
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