Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Mikhail Baryshnikov published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 38
» View chicagotribune.com items only
1
2
3
4
•
Next >
-
What moves them to tears
Bill Mason, general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago: "Audiences get emotional with the Puccini operas where there's a death at the end—'La Boheme,' 'Madama Butterfly. I sometimes am moved to tears by something that's just so beautiful, the...Tags: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Music Theater, Jenny Holzer, Charlie Brown, Religious Festivals
-
Herewith, we resolve to:
Help introduce or re-introduce children to the wonderful cultural arts and entertainment Chicago has to offer. But parental units, you'll have to do your part: turn off the iPod, Disney Channel and Guitar Hero.
Here's a start:
The Sunday Salon series at...Tags: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Radio Industry, Jerome Robbins, Literature, Folk Music
-
Will Orlando Ballet be branded?
Special to the SentinelIt's a short distance from Merritt Island to Orlando, but Robert Hill, the new artistic director of the Orlando Ballet, has taken the long way around. Hill grew up in the Brevard County community and took his first dance classes there as a teenager,...Tags: Rudolf Nureyev, Dancing, Dance
-
Movie review: The Extraordinary Journey of Fernando Bujones -- 3 out of 5 stars
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticYou don't have to know much about ballet to see Fernando Bujones was extraordinary. The graceful lines, the effortless athleticism -- if Bujones was overshadowed by certain sex-symbol Russians during his dancing days, it certainly wasn't because of any...Tags: Malcolm McDowell, Robert Altman, Movies, Dancing, Roger Moore
-
A few steps too far toward edgy
Special to the SentinelVoci Dance asks its Orlando fans to drive 15 or so miles to Winter Garden for its 2008-09 season opener this weekend at the renovated Garden Theatre -- which shouldn't be so hard. But the wider gulf to breach in this program of mostly new work is between...Tags: Ani Difranco, Movies, Dancing, Martha Graham, Dance
-
How Twyla Tharp's moves met Danny Elfman's music
Special to The TimesAN EXPANSIVE new work from one of the world's leading choreographers, set to an original score by a high-profile composer making his first foray into the world of dance -- this is hardly American Ballet Theatre's usual fare these days. The multi-part...Tags: Scott Joplin, Family, Bob Dylan, Music Industry, Broadway
-
Curtain calls
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON
As the skies opened up and the wind howled, Neil Young never missed a beat
By Greg Kot
As a critic, I expect artists to give their all. But I do not expect them to defy death. So when I was asked to weigh in on my most surprising...Tags: Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Andrea Bocelli, Goodman Theatre, Murder
-
Samantha Jones vs. Aleksandr Petrovsky
Return to RedEye's Favorite Sex and the City Character Tourney home page to cast another vote. -------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++ || SEE SEX AND THE CITY PREMIERE PHOTOS || ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ || CHILD STARS: THEN ......Tags: Kim Cattrall
-
If gloom is the game, Beckett is the champ
TRIBUNE CRITICThe arts of late seem to be continually conjuring up that great T.S. Eliot ending: "Tenants of the house, thoughts of a dry brain in a dry season." Consider the titles of two leading contenders in this year's Oscar race: "No Country for Old Men" and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Game Playing, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Peter Brook, Samuel Beckett
-
A last waltz for Damian Woetzel
Special to The TimesFOR HALF an hour on a late May afternoon, Damian Woetzel had the New York State Theater stage to himself. Although odd noises emerged from the wings as stagehands went about their business, Woetzel, in a T-shirt and stretch pants, focused intently on...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, Gene Kelly, Clothing and Textiles Industry
-
Getting Carrie'd away by fashion
Special to NewsdayConversation overheard last week between two female commuters: "I'm so excited, we're going to see 'Sex and the City' - you should come," says the first. "When does it open?" asks the other. "May 30th." "May 30th???!! The way everybody's going on...Tags: Oscar de la Renta, Building Material, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Linda Evans, Movies
-
Reacquaint yourself with the leading ladies of the 'Sex and the City' film
MCTOur favorite gal pals from Sex and the City are bigger than ever in the new movie-version of the highly successful HBO show. The film, set to open Friday, catches up with Carrie Bradshaw and her friends four years after we last saw them, and promises...Tags: Candice Bergen, Kim Cattrall, Los Angeles, Philosophy, Cynthia Nixon
Jan 8, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 2, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 21, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 7, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Nov 9, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 3, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 28, 2008
|Story| RedEye
Jan 27, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 15, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2008
|Story| Newsday
May 28, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
