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Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Author Interviews
Tracing Ballet's Cultural History Over 400 Years
December 16, 2011 Ballet's history is not just about choreography and technique — it's also a history of nationalization, the changing ways we view the body, shifting gender norms and class struggles. Historian Jennifer Homans chronicles the art form in a cultural history, Apollo's Angels.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Theater
How Cirque Du Soleil Reinvented The Big-Top Show
November 17, 2011 Since Cirque du Soleil was founded in 1984, it has grown from a troupe of street performers in Montreal to a billion-dollar entertainment business. Today, the company has more than 20 different shows in its repertoire.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Movie Interviews
'West Side Story' Film Still Pretty, And Witty, At 50
![According to actress Rita Moreno, who played Anita in the film, Jerome Robbins' challenging choreography made the filming of West Side Story a grueling experience: "I think most dancers ... [worked] so bloody hard that the only way to live through some of the physical torture was just to, you know, employ your sense of humor."](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/10/18/moreno-e552290c34ddbbd30e43c9df54b9b805574c602b-s1.jpg "According to actress Rita Moreno, who played Anita in the film, Jerome Robbins' challenging choreography made the filming of West Side Story a grueling experience: \"I think most dancers ... [worked] so bloody hard that the only way to live through some of the physical torture was just to, you know, employ your sense of humor.\"")
October 17, 2011 Fifty years ago, the film version of the acclaimed Broadway musical premiered in theaters across the country. Two of the film's stars — Rita Moreno and George Chakiris — and theater critic Misha Berson join NPR's Neal Conan to discuss the movie's legacy.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Performing Arts
Bill T. Jones Takes Broadway Hit 'Fela!' On Tour
September 21, 2011 Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones joins NPR's Neal Conan to discuss Fela!, his hit musical about the life of Nigerian musician and human rights activist Fela Kuti. The show kicks off a national tour this month.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
A Flamenco Pilgrimage, In Pursuit Of Duende
August 10, 2011 For a 50-year-old American lawyer, mother and avid flamenco dancer, the moment of abandon that is the peak experience of the form was elusive. So she traveled to a festival in Jerez, Spain, to locate what flamenco's practitioners call duende.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Merce Cunningham's Legacy: The Dance Goes On
August 6, 2011 Two years after the choreographer's death, and just months before the Merce Cunningham Dance Company disbands, his trust is working to preserve the dances he created by passing the art form from one dancer to another.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Monkey See
The PS22 Chorus Goes To The Oscars
February 26, 2011 The Academy Award show is Sunday night, and excitement is growing. There is one group performing you've probably never heard of: The PS22 Chorus, a fifth-grade glee club from Staten Island.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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