Mikhail Baryshnikov

First Position Will Keep You on Your Toes

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.07.2012

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Carole Mallory

As I watched First Position I was reminded of my friendship with Mikhail Baryshnikov.

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When Theater Stage Embraces Cutting Edge Art

Edward Goldman | Posted 04.20.2012

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Edward Goldman

I did find some amazing artwork, though it was not in the galleries or museums, but on the stage.

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Actress To Star In Lincoln Center Festival

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 03.22.2012

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NEW YORK -- Mikhail Baryshnikov, Cate Blanchett and Alan Cumming will be among the stars in this summer's Lincoln Center Festival. The festival annou...

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Baryshnikov Shows His Dance Photography In Miami

AP | By JENNIFER KAY | Posted 02.23.2012

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MIAMI -- The dancer in the photograph isn't frozen in time. Her body is the source of light on a darkened stage, and with a blur of muscle, she's danc...

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Did You Wish The World's Best Dancer Happy Birthday?

Posted 01.27.2012

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Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov is hailed as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. He was also nominated for an Oscar for The Turnin...

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Baryshnikov Painting Sold For $746,500

AP | Posted 06.12.2011

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NEW YORK -- A 19th century painting of St. Petersburg that Mikhail Baryshnikov purchased decades ago, and depicting the Russian city he loved, was auc...

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What the World of Dance Can Learn From World of Warcraft

Jennifer Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future of Dance, World of Warcraft, Dance, Dance Management, Art Management, Choreography, Online Games, So You Think You Can Dance, American Ballet Theater, Abt, Danny Tidwell, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Arts News
Jennifer Edwards

Given the strong community aspect of WoW and the level of commitment players maintain, I was fascinated by the choreographic aspects of this technologically interactive platform.

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Mikhail Baryshnikov's NY House On Sale For $4M

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PALISADES, N.Y. — A suburban New York house owned by Mikhail Baryshnikov is on the market for an asking price of about $4 million. The Wall Str...

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Movie Review: Mao's Last Dancer

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

I once had an editor question whether I meant it as an insult when I referred to a film as "middlebrow." The answer was yes. Bruce Beresford's Mao's Last Dancer is a middlebrow film.

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Zero Destruction

Norman MacAfee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norman MacAfee

Perhaps someone who reads this will help me do the math on the environmental effects of pointless destruction. What are the effects on global warming of a policy of unthinking destruction?

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10 Cheap Celebrity Homes On The Market

walletpop.com | Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Along with Rolexes and Corvettes, our homes are an accessory that tells the world our station in life -- which may be why we are so surprised to see c...

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New York's Fashion Elite Goes to the Dogs (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lesley M. M. Blume

Luminaries from New York City's fashion and art worlds came out in droves last night to support Man's Best Friend. The Humane Society of New York hel...

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Through the Looking-Glass: Performing at Studio 54

Heather Kristin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Heather Kristin

What if we all returned to a magical time in our childhoods? Would we discover our true selves? As the subway rumbled past my old neighborhood, I traveled back to when I first performed at the infamous disco club Studio 54--at age eight.

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Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Misha (That's Baryshnikov) Mixes It Up

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patricia Zohn

2009-09-04-misha.jpg The U.S. leg of Misha Baryshnikov's sold out European tour alights at the multi-purpose, multi-praised Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

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Sex and The City The Movie. Part Deux.

Val Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Val Brown

The moment I read about the Sex and the City movie sequel I thought, "they've got to tone things down." They can't ignore the recession, particularly in New York.

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Dancing With the Stars Needs to Do Something Other than Add Social Dances and a Non-Ballroom Judge to Spice Up the Show

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ballroom, Michael Flatley, Reality TV, Yulia Zagoruychenko, Hanna Karttunen, Breaking Entertainment News, Latin Dance, Riccardo Cocchi, Mimulus Dance Company, Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Modern Dance, Jerome Robbins, Julianne Hough, Keigwin and Company, Alvin Ailey, Slavik Kryklyvyy, Misty Copeland, Twyla Tharp, Marcelo Gomes, Cody Linley, Dancing With the Stars, Len Goodman, Entertainment News
Tonya Plank

Is it just me or is this the most boring season thus far of Dancing With the Stars?

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Colbert Welcomes Back His Writers — With Help From Tiki, Judy Miller, Kevin Bacon, And Baryshnikov

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the vote to end the strike made official on Tuesday, writers returned to work yesterday — and while scripted TV shows will come back at var...

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