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...Festival of the Bells also welcomed the newly wedded Swanilda and Frantz in their closing pas de deux, a duet for a man and a woman. Kuranaga again demonstrated her versatility as an artist: the elegance and poise of a new bride took the place of the mischievous spirit she exuded in Dr. Coppélius’s workshop. Madrigal distinguished himself as a skilled partner, presenting Kuranaga with ease...

Author: By Alyssa A. Botelho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boston Ballet Imbues Coppélia with Spirit | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Once the foundation is laid, the teams undergo a process akin to a visual artist picking and priming his tools as they prepare for competition. CDT first chooses a choreographer based on an intense selection process. “It involves watching more YouTube than you can imagine,” Prince says. The captains then suggest music and a theme to the choreographer, who comes back to the team with a set two-minute routine. Even so, the members sometimes tweak the piece to fit their vision and showcase their dancers’ strengths. A winning routine is often...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Athletes and Aesthetes | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Your suggestions are very interesting, but they're not really broad enough. Your authors are policy advisers, economists and experts who present a materialistic view of the world. There is no philosopher, no artist, no musician. By neglecting nonmaterialistic values, you present rather a narrow and lopsided view of the future. And I would ask, is a future that looks like this really worth living in? Hans Gerbig, GERSTHOFEN, GERMANY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Doom and the Moon | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...student of longtime Los Angeles high school teacher Jaime Escalante's, now a teacher herself, called her former instructor "a master artist." Indeed, it was his refusal to accept commonly held beliefs that made his work so beautiful. Unlike many others, he refused to tolerate the notion that inner-city students were incapable of learning. Escalante, whose inspirational story was the basis for the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, died March 30 at 79 after a years-long battle with bladder cancer. Upon arriving in the U.S. from Bolivia, Escalante studied English at night to earn his California teaching credentials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jaime Escalante | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...keeping up the pressure. In May, Atheist Ireland will organize a 25-day walk across the country to hold public meetings on the statute, while the Museum of Contemporary Art is planning further one-off anti-blasphemy law events, as well as an exhibition this summer entitled "These Artists Are Criminals." (See pictures of the world according to controversial artist Banksy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ireland's Blasphemy Law: Worse Than Blasphemy? | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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