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Like the world outside the theater, the modern audience for ballet has almost unanimously decided that ours is an era for change, that ballet should not be a museum of artifacts but rather a constantly evolving gallery of new acquisitions. This is largely why the young choreographer Christopher Wheeldon was...

Author: By Erica A. Sheftman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ballet’s Kaleidoscopic ‘Night of Stars’ | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

Sorrento Pointe, Calif., does not look like the setting for the death of the American Dream. From outside the tasteful guardhouse stationed at the entrance of this gated community about 23 miles from downtown Los Angeles, all seems peaceful. The manicured lawns are a verdant oasis within the surrounding sun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murder-Suicide in California: A Tragedy of the Financial Crisis? | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

Rajaram had even been lucky just before California's housing bubble burst, according to his former Northridge neighbor and real estate agent Sue Karns. He sold his home two years ago for $750,000, making a sizable profit on the property he and his wife had purchased in 1997 for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murder-Suicide in California: A Tragedy of the Financial Crisis? | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

Shakespeare has undeniably stood the test of time, but the question remains: Can he stand the test of the ballet? This Valentine’s Day, an endless sea of couples flooded the Wang Theatre for the opening night of the Boston Ballet’s “Romeo...

Author: By Mia P. Walker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Romeo, Juliet, and...Ballet? | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

The last piece, excerpts from Act I of “La Bayadère,” was quite lackluster as well. The chorus, which did not dance on pointe, should have put on a cohesive, clean performance, but instead proved boring and imprecise. The pas de deux by...

Author: By Giselle Barcia, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Standout Solos Make ‘Modern Muses’ Mesmerizing | 12/16/2007 | See Source »

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