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The best movies to watch over the holidays, from Just Friends and A Christmas Story to Die Hard and Love Actually.

The TurnoutBy Megan AbbottG.P. Putnams Sons, 341 pp. $27- - -"Youve never seen true longing until youve seen a theater of young girls gaze upon

Who is Yat-Sen Chang? Yat-Sen Chang Oliva is a Chinese-Cuban former principal dancer with English National Ballet. The 49-year-old dancer from Matanzas, Cuba, began his studies at the Cuban National Ballet School when he was nine years old. He graduated as a dancer and trainer in 1989 and immediately entered the renowned Cuban National Ballet Company. He is the youngest of three brothers (all of whom are professionally trained ballet dancers). In 1992, he was invited to the International Dance ...

5Q: The Hip Hop Nutcracker “5Q” is an online-only column featuring five questions about stage productions in the Metro Area with a special focus on the GLBTQ community’s relationship to the production. Periodically, “5Q” will take the form of an interview with actors, directors, writers, etc. to shed some light on the production process. A holiday mash-up for the entire family, The Hip Hop Nutcracker is a contemporary re-imagination of Tchaikovsky’s timeless music adapted to today�...

Ballet MasterWorks. “I am elated and hopeful today to announce Colorado Ballet’s full-length productions planned for the Company’s return to the stage in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House for the 2021/2022 season,” stated Artistic Director Gil Boggs. “We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported Colorado Ballet during this extraordinarily difficult time and made it possible for our dancers to continue dancing. Words cannot express how much we are all looking forward to gettin...

This Week: At Home And Around Tokyo For February 1-7 #StayHome #SaveLives Covid-19 continues to play a threat across Japan through 2021, especially in Tokyo. For the sake of yourself and others, we highly suggest that you take precautions when leaving your home. To keep entertained, check out our recommendations of things you can do at home during this global crisis, alongside a few events happening around the city. Oni wa soto! Throw Beans For Setsubun Mark the beginning of spring by scaring a...

(4 out of 5 stars) "Of all the recordings of the Nutcracker that Ive heard, this is my favorite (and not just because its from a movie that featured my home town troupe - the PNB). Everything is perfect tempo wise - from the overture to the cute little opera excerpt at the end. No dragging waltzes to tick me off. The loud cannons during the fighting scenes can get annoying after awhile - but the way Mackerras delivers this classic makes up for this and for a movie that sports a lot of e...

Volunteers, organizations work to keep up with need By Terry Date tdate@eagletribune.com Dec 28, 2020 1 of 10 TIM JEAN/Staff photo Volunteers from local churches load boxes of food into dozens of vehicles at a distribution center on Essex Street in Lawrence. Tim Jean TIM JEAN/Staff photoPallets of food from a big box truck are unloaded at a distribution center on Essex Street in Lawrence. The food is then organized and distributed by past...

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Book lost years ago brings strangers together across the miles The book, which had a treasured bookmark insdie, was left on a plane four years ago. The owner was sure shed never see it again. Author: Emily Longnecker Updated: 11:52 AM EST December 24, 2020 INDIANAPOLIS — Fate — or maybe something bigger — connected total strangers recently. It all happened because of a book.  To be more precise, it happened because of what was tucked between the pages of a...