Hrag Vartanian

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Data I’ve Mined This Week

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Sorry for the graphic Abu Ghraib pic above but lest we forget that we’re still at war….here are some other links of interest:

YouTube for Balletomanes: the New York City Ballet has a well-designed YouTube page with some “behind the scenes” footage…I hope they start posting dance videos one day (maybe from practices?);
Free Advertising for Artists: [...]

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Tags: New York · art · art news · dance · design · human rights · pop culture

Merce Cunningham Hardly Wows at Dia:Beacon

January 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Today at Dia:Beacon, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) mounted a site-specific piece in the Walter De Maria galleries devoted to “Equal Area Series” (1976-90).
Entitled “Beacon Event” or “Dia:B2,” the 45-minute program included a medley of established dances along with some new sequences…all accompanied by four gifted and unconventional musicians.
The dance floor was split between [...]

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Tags: American · New York · art · art news · dance