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December 23, 2020
Firefighters use a back burn to try and control the Carr fire as it spreads towards the towns of Douglas City and Lewiston near Redding, California on July 31, 2018. The fire swept over the Iron Mountain Mine Superfund site, threatening to release corrosive chemicals into the watershed and contaminate Redding s water supply. Two firefighters were killed fighting the blaze and a 70 year old woman and her two great-grandchildren perished when their Redding home was swallowed by the flames. Credit: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images
Rachel Howard December 13, 2020Updated: December 16, 2020, 5:09 pm
Beijing Dance/LDTX performs “Arc,” choreographed by Adiya. Photo: Yin Peng
By her own description, choreographer Philein Wang is used to making “diplomatic” art. In fact, in 2013 her ZiRu Dance company won a $50,000 grant from the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing for the purpose of diplomacy, funding the first of 10 tours to China over five years. The dances Wang took there were family-friendly and emphasized human beauty and cross-culturalism, though they did not explicitly address racism.
But the events of this year have changed her. First came COVID-19, then she learned of anti-Asian harassment directed at close friends, then the police killing of George Floyd. It gave Wang a renewed sense that her efforts in the dance world should speak up.
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Merrill Kellyis on the mend after undergoing thoracic outlet surgery and tells Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that to this point, the rehab process has been “way easier than I could have ever imagined.” Kelly expects to begin a throwing program later this month and struck a generally upbeat chord when discussing his future and his recovery process.
Thoracic outlet surgery has been a dagger to many careers in recent years, as the track record of successful returns from TOS is considerably smaller than with other major procedures like Tommy John surgery. That said, there have been some notable success stories, including