A new psychological drama from Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco centers on the torrid affair between a wealthy San Francisco philanthropist and an undocumented immigrant who aspires to be a dancer.
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‘The Nutcracker’ isn’t just a cozy classic. It helps ballet companies pay the bills
Nearly half of the revenue for large American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite The Nutcracker. Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.
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‘It’s as if I’ve been reborn’: Misty Copeland begins a next chapter in ‘a new body’
Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. “What I represented is something far bigger than me,” she says.
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Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA goes classical with ballet score
Rapper RZA, who helped launch the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop group in the 1990s, tries his hand in classical music by composing for a ballet inspired by Greek musical scales during the pandemic.
