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Celebrate the Day of the Dead by watching ballet folklorico, taking part in a skull design competition, and enjoying mariachi music...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: Halloween Happenings | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

Dancer, actress, and choreographer—Helen Pickett is a sensation in the world of ballet. For over a decade, she held the position of principal dancer in famed choreographer William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt. Her newest piece, “Tsukiyo (Moonlit Night),” which was commissioned by Boston Ballet director Mikko Nissinen, considers the complexities of human interaction in the setting of a Japanese fairy tale. The Office for the Arts’ Dance Program will bring Pickett to campus today at 7 p.m. to discuss the upcoming world premiere of her piece, which...

Author: By Renee G. Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Helen Pickett | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...free. I believe that the improvisation that I teach can teach students or dancers to know their bodies better. Your body is your instrument, so the more you can know about it, the greater you can investigate. Improvisation is very important in this day and age because every ballet company is doing neo-classical and contemporary work, and the boundaries are being blurred more and more in dance. If we are producing ballet dancers that do not know about improvisation, we are producing ballet dancers that are going to be part of a dying art. If we get this improvisation...

Author: By Renee G. Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Helen Pickett | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...Friday night you will take part in Harvard Dance Center’s “Boston Ballet Dance Talk.” What do you hope the audience will take away from the night’s performance and discussion...

Author: By Renee G. Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Helen Pickett | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...Miss Sweetie Poo is always great," said event organizer Marc Abrahams, "but Isabel is really something." Isabel has appeared in ballet performances and a television commercial, although she enjoyed the role of Miss Sweetie Poo the most...

Author: By ABIGAIL B. LIND, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sweetly Giving Kanye a Run for His Money | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

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