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Southern California Musicians Have Big Week in Big Apple Media
This week the Big Apple paid unusual attention to visitors from Southern California, including a New York Times review of the first performance ever by the San Diego Symphony in Carnegie Hall (Tuesday, Oct. 29) and The New Yorker magazine’s feature on the Calder Quartet’s residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they are playing all six of the Béla Bartók string quartets.
Read MoreFounder of UC San Diego’s Dance Program Establishes $100,000 Endowment
Marshall said she and her husband wanted to create an endowment that would support undergraduate dance students and give them an arena to show the world their talent. “Student productions offer invaluable training for professional careers,” she said. “In San Diego, there are many UC San Diego dance alumni who are leaders, teachers, choreographers, directors, performers and patrons.”
Read MoreBloody fangs and seduction right out of Transylvania in adult-themed ‘Dracula’
“There are so many levels and platforms,” he said, and I climb that staircase dozens of times, so yes, it’s not easy being the Count. The seduction and the fangs are the easy part. A dentist made a retainer for me, with the two fangs attached.”
Read MoreTerrific Site-Specific: San Francisco Trolley Dances
Viewers hiked on a muddy path to a wooded area for a dance at Sue Bierman Park. The grass was wet and to our left, tucked away in the shrubs, was a makeshift tent. Clearly, there was a human being sleeping under there. Was that part of the performance? No, and yes.
Read MoreFormer Martha Graham Dancer became Pilates Master Teacher
Julian Littleford, a former dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company and popular master teacher of Pilates, has died of cancer. The owner of J.L. Body Conditioning Inc.in Del Mar was 53.
Read MoreMaking the cut: Inside the audition for 2013 Trolley Dances
“I want you to improvise two things – sliding and placement sequences – and don’t forget to change levels,” she said. “Press into other body parts, and I want you end with something risky.”
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