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Willy Laury
Willy laury Originally uploaded by swan lake samba girl via mobile. T-Mobile
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Fix Me Jesus, Fix Me
Fix me jesus, fix me Originally uploaded by swan lake samba girl via mobile. T-Mobile From Revelations. Glen Allen Sims and Linda Celeste Sims.
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More Eccles
More eccles Originally uploaded by swan lake samba girl via mobile. T-Mobile Clifton brown! (With Antonio Douthit, Kirven Boyd, and Malik LeNost in huge photo on back wall, reflecting in this one.)
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Andrew Eccles Opening
Andrew eccles opening Originally uploaded by swan lake samba girl via mobile. T-Mobile At June Kelly gallery, showcasing Eccles’s photographs of Alvin Ailey dancers, also included in his new book. This is Briana Reed.
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Ailey Ascending
Am getting very excited about Alvin Ailey’s upcoming season at City Center (which is good because I’ve been a bit depressed lately about ABT‘s departure…) As part of Ailey’s 50th Anniversary celebration, there’s a new book out of photos of the dancers by one of my favorite dance photographers, Andrew Eccles. Eccles just seems…
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Shopping
Shopping Originally uploaded by swan lake samba girl via mobile. T-Mobile Not! Can’t afford Chanel 🙂 but wanted to visit one of their boutiques showing more art from the mobile exhibit. One on 57th street is Pierre et Gilles‘ “I Don’t Want To Sleep Alone.” Rather amusing… Update: So, exhibit in the 57th Street Chanel…
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Zaha Hadid / Mobile Chanel Pavilion in the Park
So, eh, I thought it was actually pretty pretentious to be honest. (Come back, Louise Bourgeois!) Once inside, they took all of your belongings (you had to check even your jackets and bags, so no cell phones or anything capable of recording), and gave you a set of headphones. Because each room is so small,…
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Kenn Duncan Exhibit at NYPL
There’s a very good exhibit right now at the New York Public Library’s Performing Arts branch of photographer Kenn Duncan’s work. Duncan (1928-1986) was a dancer and champion roller skater in the fifties and became a photographer in the seventies. As a dance photographer, he worked for Dance Magazine and After Dark (a 70s NY…
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Yannick, and More From Photographer Richard Calmes
Muchas muchas MUCHAS gracias to Philip for finding this. It’s a collection of absolutely stunning photographs by Richard Calmes of dancers taken in various locations throughout NYC. Above is Yannick LeBrun from French Guiana, newest member of Alvin Ailey (formerly with Alvin Ailey II, their studio company), and one of my new favorites.
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The Power of Words Versus Pictures Versus Video
You guys, I’m wondering if people can answer a question for me. I guess this applies mainly to my readers who are not located in NY and who have never before seen American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, or any of the companies I write about. But it also applies to anyone who has…
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At party & showing for armen danilian
At party & showing for armen danilian Originally uploaded by swan lake samba girl via mobile. Danilian photographs dancers with the Kirov Ballet based in St. Petersberg, Russia. Danilian has just released a new book of his photographs called “Behind the Curtain.” It sells for $50. Some of the photos were on display in…
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Movmnt Magazine Dance Blogger Party
Sorry I’m so late in getting this up! Last Monday evening, David Benaym, Editor-In-Chief and co-founder (with Danny Tidwell) of Movmnt Magazine hosted a dance blogger party at his office’s downtown NY headquarters. From left to right in picture above: Tony Schultz from The Winger, Doug Fox from Great Dance, Dea Soares Berrios, a…