Nureyev, Rudolf (1938-1993)
The first male ballet dancer to become a superstar since Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev completely redefined the place of men in classical ballet. A moody, bigoted egomaniac who ...
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The Russian-born dancer and choreographer Rudolph Nureyev (born 1938) captured international acclaim as the greatest male ballet dancer of the 1960s and 1970s. His virtuosity, versatility, and charism...
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Dec 30 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on January 6 since 1900: 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president (1901-1909),
died. An expansionist politician, he...
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Today is Sunday, June 17, the 168th day of 2007. There are 197 days left in the year. This is Father's Day.Today's Highlight in History:On June 17, 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill...
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GENEVA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - French choreographer Maurice
Bejart, considered one of the great figures in contemporary
dance, died on Thursday in a Swiss hospital at the age of 80, a
spokeswoman for ...
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GENEVA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - French choreographer Maurice
Bejart, considered one of the great figures in contemporary
dance, died on Thursday in a Swiss hospital at the age of 80, a
spokeswoman for ...
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Ovation TV programming executive Kris Slava believes he knows what plays in Peoria.It's the same entertainment that sells in New York, Chicago, San Antonio and the rest of America, said Slava. Ovat...
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NUREYEV: THE LIFEBy Julie KavanaghPantheon, 800 pages, $37.50
âI will never return to my country, but I truly believe that I will never be happy in yours.â
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Here along the Amalfi Coast, dramatic panoramas of rocky cliffs hanging over the sea are everywhere.But the views from the town of Ravello - perched above the gulf of Salerno - feel like a shortcut...
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Tab Hunter’s career as a star was actually quite short—six or seven years, from about 1953 to 1960, when it became obvious that he’d been replaced by other fresh-faced, short-term...
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Tab Hunter’s career as a star was actually quite short—six or seven years, from about 1953 to 1960, when it became obvious that he’d been replaced by other fresh-faced, short-term...
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Part pooh-bah, part pontiff, for some 50 years Leo Lerman ruled Manhattan’s cultural roost from a host of journalistic redoubts, including Mademoiselle, Vogue and Vanity Fair, ending his care...
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