Martha Graham

A holiday gift guide for that special traveler in your life

2012-12-16 00:00:00

Your face says it all: You are starting to panic. Don't. If you're shopping for a traveler, you might just find the answer to your gift-giving conundrum in these pages. Our team of travelers has tested items large and small, pricey and affordable, and...

I yam what I yam -- but is it art?

2013-02-12 00:00:00

One of the biggest problems in our politics is that people don't think for themselves. We let radio and television hosts, pundits and politicians tell us what to believe. And one of the biggest problems in our arts is that people don't enjoy for...

A 'Rite of Spring' that Nijinsky and Stravinsky would recognize

2013-01-26 09:30:00

When the Joffrey Ballet debuted its reconstructed "The Rite of Spring" in Los Angeles in fall 1987, it received a seismic welcome — a 5.9 on the Richter scale, to be exact. The morning after "Rite's" opening at the Music Center, a major earthquake...

Lillian Bassman dies at 94; renowned fashion photographer

2012-02-15 00:00:00

"I didn't bring you to Paris to make art; I brought you here to do the buttons and bows," Harper's Bazaar editor Carmel Snow famously snapped at photographer Lillian Bassman during a fashion shoot for the magazine in the late 1940s. But Bassman's fashion...

Ron Fletcher dies at 90; opened West Coast's first Pilates studio

2011-12-11 00:00:00

Ron Fletcher, a former dancer and choreographer who helped popularize the Pilates exercise system when he opened the first West Coast studio in 1972, died Tuesday at his home in Stonewall, Texas. He was 90. The cause was congestive heart failure, said...

Performance review: 'O(h)' at the Actors Company Theatre

2012-01-16 16:33:01

Dance review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Segerstrom

2012-03-07 16:32:29

Lourdes Lopez to be new artistic director of Miami City Ballet

2012-04-04 16:33:36

PASSINGS: Dunn Lampton, Susan McLain

2011-08-19 00:00:00

Dunn Lampton Lawyer prosecuted civil rights cold case Dunn Lampton, 60, a former U.S. attorney in Mississippi who prosecuted a high-profile cold case from the civil rights era, died Wednesday in Jackson, Miss. The cause of death was not immediately...

Betty Ford dies at 93; former first lady

2011-07-09 00:00:00

Former First Lady Betty Ford, who captivated the nation with her unabashed candor and forthright discussion of her personal battles with breast cancer, prescription drug addiction and alcoholism, has died. She was 93. Ford died Friday at the Eisenhower...

Monster Mash: Grammy nominations; museum eyes Occupy Wall Street

2011-12-01 16:33:09

Dancemaker Kyle Abraham makes it personal

2011-10-15 16:32:58

Baltimore School of the Arts (BSFA) music students rehearse with conductor Aaron Sherber, left, a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company, the music for "Appalachian Spring."

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Dance student Asya Shaw, left, rehearses with regisseur Miki Orihara, a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company, the original choreography for "Appalachian Spring."

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Baltimore School of the Arts (BSFA) dance students Lenai Wilkerson, left, and Asya Shaw are rehearsing the original choreography for "Appalachian Spring.

2013-03-20 00:00:00