Mikhail Baryshnikov

Ad exec Nathan Weiss dies at 85

variety.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Co-author of notorious 'Cleopatra Papers' Film advertising exec and author Nathan Weiss died in New York on July 3 after a long illness. He was 85. Weiss was based in London from 1967 to 1975 as the European ad-pub director for...                    

Broadway's 'Passing Strange' season

newsday.com     Jul 12, 2008          

Daniel Breaker plays his younger self; Eisa Davis, his mother in "Passing Strange" . Singer-songwriter Stew is narrator, book writer, lyricist, co-composer and lead guitarist of the musical, "Passing Strange" about a young...                    

Profile: Jessica Lange

msn.com     Jul 8, 2008          

Real Name: Jessica Phyllis Lange Birth Date: April 20, 1949 Image: Legendary US actress Best Known For: Her breakthrough performance in The Postman Always Rings Twice in 1981 Early Life: Jessica was born in Cloquet, Minnesota...                    

Damian Woetzel says farewell to New York City Ballet

vaildaily.com     Jul 4, 2008          

Vail International Dance Fest’s artistic director will turn his full attention to the festival Daily Staff Report Vail, CO, Colorado Special to the Daily/Paul Kolnik VAIL — In a career spanning 23 years of dancing, Vail...                    

Stars Love Disney!

etonline.com     Jul 3, 2008          

Everybody loves Mickey Mouse, and even some stars can be a little obsessed with all things Disney too! Tonight, ET is with such celebrities as Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Lopez and David Beckham as they share their Disney fantasies!...                    

Lessons About Franco, Football and Freedom

themoscowtimes.com     Jul 1, 2008          

For three glorious weeks, football ruled in Europe. But that is all behind us now. Spain won the championship, and passions have died down -- that is except in Russia, where football fever is still gripping the population like...                    

Opera manager Edgar Vincent dead at 90

iht.com     Jul 1, 2008   21 related          

Edgar Vincent, who represented Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Mikhail Baryshnikov and a bevy of stars in classical music during a six-decade career, died Thursday following an operation in New York. He was 90. Vincent died at...                    

Night of the Long Knives: 30 June 1934 - This Day in History

britannica.com     Jun 30, 2008          

On this date in 1934, in the “Night of the Long Knives,” Adolf Hitler had summarily executed many leading officials of the SA, a Nazi paramilitary group that marched in rallies and carried out violence against opponents.More...                    

Stars come out for City Ballet's Summer Intensive classes

signonsandiego.com     Jun 29, 2008          

She was one of her generation's leading ballerinas, a partner of Mikhail Baryshnikov, who wrote about her drug addiction, eating disorders and more in a startlingly candid autobiography, “Dancing on My Grave.” And next month,...                    

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scotsman.com     Jun 29, 2008   2 related          

Published Date: 29 June 2008 Undergoing 10 days of the Edinburgh International Film Festival is like starring in a war picture. Moving from film to film, trench to trench, shelled by symbolism and gassed by profundities, the...