True Blumenfeld – life and works of photographer Erwin Blumenfeld David Colman Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld created some of the most memorable fashion imagery of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s by endowing his pictures with something totally new – substance. It’s an idea that still resonates today “Beauty is not pretty” may sound like the title […]
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Gwyneth Paltrow: when she was 20, fame came knocking, and Gwyneth Paltrow opened the door. more than a decade later, there are still a lot of callers, but the actress may have other ideas in mind Brad Goldfarb Eleven years ago, a 20-year-old New Yorker by the name of Gwyneth Paltrow burst onto the scene […]
Kickin’ it with the knicks – Young Dancer® – New York Knicks dance team member Petra Pope teaches dance to young New Yorkers – Brief Article Andrea Menotti WHAT CAN DANCE TRAINING DO FOR A kid? A lot, if you ask Petra Pope, the director of the Knicks City Dancers, the dance team of the […]
Intellect And Kinetics Collide – Angelin Preljocaj, choreographer – Brief Article Rita Felciano BALLET PRELJOCAJ YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 8, 2001 This seems to be Angelin Preljocaj’s year in San Francisco. In addition to bringing his own company, Ballet Preljocaj, with the 1996 Paysage apres la bataille to town […]
Study hall of fame – interview with homeless star student Camara Barrett – Interview William Georgiades The young man pictured at right is: ABC A. Eighteen years old B. Homeless C. A star student D. All of the above When eighteen-year-old Camara Barrett found himself living on the streets, he took his dreams underground, studying […]
It’s a go in Montreal. – Dance Matters – dance showcase, Gala des Etoiles Gala of Stars – international ballet stars volunteer to dance without pay Linde Howe-Beck Loyalty among the world’s best dancers has guaranteed that the seventeenth edition of Montreal’s Gala des Etoiles (Gala of Stars) will live up to its reputation as […]
Matthew Nennan: whether classical or brash, his choreography always reveals a fertile imagination Brenda Dixon-Gottschild Matthew Neenan is decked out in the ballet finery of a 19th-century European prince, but something very contemporary and intercultural is going on. His stage is the concrete courtyard of a Philadelphia public school, and his court is a pick-up […]
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the place where ships go to die
Shipbreakers: the place where ships go to die Lindsay Gibb ALANG, IN NORTHWEST INDIA on the Arabian Sea, is a contradictory place. A city where ships from around the world go to be destroyed. It’s a land of gorgeous blue skies and filthy grey earth. It’s a recycling yard and an environmental disaster. It’s the […]
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Canon EOS 20D. book by Rob Sheppard
Canon EOS 20D. book by Rob Sheppard William Kramer Canon EOS 20D Rob Sheppard Magic Lantern Guides A Lark Photography Book ISBN # 1-57990-692-3 176 pages (5″ x 71/2″), illus. $19.95 soft cover The Canon EOS 20D book is one in a series of books providing supplemental instruction of the features and operation of both […]
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Pop-art printmaking
Pop-art printmaking Nancy Marion LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will … * learn about the Pop Artist Andy Warhol by reading a fact sheet and viewing examples of his work. * apply drawing skills to trace photograph of face and transfer to surface of printmaking rubber. * use cutting tools correctly to remove areas of printmaking rubber […]