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March 12

New York Times
Two Books Coming in the Works on the Inexplicable Paul Taylor
"It tells us plenty about Mr. Taylor that at the time of the 2009 premiere of “Also Playing” (then called “Now Playing”), he said, in a public interview with Ms. Carbonneau, that his incentive came from the current economic climate and his awareness of how escapism had flourished in the popular entertainment of the Great Depression. " Two Books Coming in the Works on the Inexplicable Paul Taylor

SFGate
Ballet Master, Ricardo Bustamante's, Makeup Transformation in Petrouchka
"In this sequence of pictures below, taken by Erik Tomasson, you can see first-hand, how Richard has transformed me into the Charlatan, a very old, but dangerous man." Ballet Master, Ricardo Bustamante's, Makeup Transformation in Petrouchka

March 11

SF Ballet Names Building for Chris Hellman
San Francisco Ballet names Building for Chris Hellman SF Ballet Names Building for Chris Hellman

February 17

USA Today
US Ice Dancing on Fire at the Olympics
"Obviously, there's been a huge turnaround in popularity and success (in U.S. ice dancing)," says White, a former hockey player with a head full of blond curls." US Ice Dancing on Fire at the Olympics

yahoo Sports
Weight Gain Helped Olympic Ice Dancer
"This Belbin is ten lbs. heavier, and she couldn't be happier about that." Weight Gain Helped Olympic Ice Dancer

New York Times
San Francisco Ballet Shines in Balanchine Mixed Program
"The San Francisco dancers are a remarkably unmannered, elegant and grown-up company." San Francisco Ballet Shines in Balanchine Mixed Program

February 12

SF Gate
Dance review: San Francisco Ballet's "Ghosts"
"It's something of an anomaly when a ballet fills you up with too much information." Dance review:  San Francisco Ballet's

New York Times
Pacific Northwest Ballet's " Sleeping Beauty" compared to New York City Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty"
"The threads that bind movement to music are nowhere more various or more subtle than in “The Sleeping Beauty.” Pacific Northwest Ballet's

New York Times
No Happy Endings in New York City Ballet's "Swan Lake"
“Swan Lake,” at least the New York City Ballet way, is not a tale for those who relish happy endings, or even ambiguously happy endings. You won’t find such nonsense at this lakeside view." No Happy Endings in New York City Ballet's

New York Times
Christopher Wheeldon Shines at San Francisco Ballet
"Very few ballet makers today create movement that is as completely dancy as Christopher Wheeldon does. “Ghosts,” his new creation for San Francisco Ballet, abounds in the felicities that for nine years have placed this still young choreographer in high national and international demand." Christopher Wheeldon Shines at San Francisco Ballet

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