Nouveau Classical Project and TrioDance Bring POTENTIAL ENERGIES to BAM …
Conceived and directed by NCP's Artistic Director and pianist Sugar Vendil, Potential Energies invents a distinctive physical role for the musicians: each member of the five-piece ensemble is paired onstage with a dancer, representing two aspects of an …
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Is Doing What You Love A Privilege?
Marty_Leake May 28, 2014 16:47 I offered two jobs after the military, one for the Postal Service and the second in law enforcement for which I loved and completed 25 years, however in retirement, I found writing and reading my passion, that I …
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From rough beginnings, respected writer and activist Maya Angelou made a …
JEFFREY BROWN: Angelou became a single mother at 17, worked a variety of jobs, including at a strip club, and even ran a brothel. Eventually, taking on a new name, she became a singer and dancer. In 1969, at the urging of James Baldwin, she chronicled …
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A father, a dancer, a prince: Richmond Ballet's Phillip Skaggs and Studio 3
Professional ballet dancers with two small children isn't an unheard-of concept, but it is rare. In an industry where the average retiree has nary a gray hair upon his or her head, the old work-life balance issue doesn't often come into play. There's …
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