Arts Post Archive: Sarah Kaufman
The Year's Top Boundary-Busters in Dance
[Kanye] West's new album has justifiably been earning praise, but how about his reimagining of a "Swan Lake"-like corps de ballet, which forms the backdrop to this confessional song? The willowy dancers in snowy tulle who surround him are--shocker-- black and Latino as well as white. It's a stunning picture, especially given the makeup of most ballet troupes, with their paucity of African American women. West gives us a dream of a multiracial ballet corps, and achieves what so many ballet directors can't, or won't.
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Sarah Kaufman
| December 22, 2010; 12:16 PM ET |
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2010 Pop Quiz: The Year in Arts
How well do you remember the cultural highs and lows of 2010? The Post's critics have combined forces to test your knowledge of artists from Van Gogh to The Situation.
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Paul Williams
| December 17, 2010; 4:47 PM ET |
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Taylor 2: Too Fabulous
Last night I had one of the strangest experiences in my years covering dance: sitting in a nearly empty theater watching superior dancers bring master choreography to life at such close range, I felt like I was onstage with...
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Sarah Kaufman
| November 12, 2010; 10:57 AM ET |
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Musicans Rally Around "The Nutcracker"
By Sarah Kaufman The musicians who make up the Washington Ballet Orchestra have decided to make some noise about the Washington Ballet's decision not to use them for its "Nutcracker." On Thursday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m., the musicians will...
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Sarah Kaufman
| October 26, 2010; 8:22 PM ET |
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Stars That Truly Dance
By Sarah Kaufman Two men stole my heart last night on Dancing With the Stars, and they couldn't be more different: one's a rookie, one's a pro; one's a big galumph, the other is a slim firecracker. But they share...
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Sarah Kaufman
| October 5, 2010; 9:20 AM ET |
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Step Afrika! set to tour Egypt
by Sarah Kaufman Step Afrika!, the Washington-based company that specializes in the dance style known as stepping, will tour Egypt at the request of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo beginning Oct. 6, the troupe has announced. While in Egypt, Step...
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Christian Pelusi
| September 30, 2010; 5:07 PM ET |
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