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Yo-Yo Ma Spins an Emotional Tale of “Art for Life’s Sake”

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As I have been sitting back at my desk at Americans for the Arts this afternoon, I’ve had a hard time coming up with a way to describe what I experienced last night at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It could be the lack of sleep, the lack of coffee, or [...]

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Use Arts Integration to Enhance Common Core

These days, integration in any area, be it STEM or the arts, seems to be the buzzword to curriculum designers everywhere. There are so many resources floating around out there with the claim of integrating content areas. Yet, true integration is often difficult to find. Indeed, integration is a rare yet seemingly “magical” approach that [...]

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In This Body – Dreaming Awake

Sixteen years ago, I had surgery to remove a tumor from inside my spinal cord. Although the tumor was benign, the surgery paralyzed me from the neck down. I spent six weeks in a hospital and months learning to walk again. I called upon my artist-self during those darkest hours. My fingers were the first [...]

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Unleashing Creativity in the Classroom via Common Core Standards

When I think of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), I think of Martha Graham. I think of John Keats. My imagination runs wild with images of fun, inspired, powerful learning experiences for kids. There is no doubt in my mind that this transition opens the door for new energy and greater opportunity to elevate [...]

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Art Talk with Battery Dance Company

August 15, 2012 by Liz Auclair Dancing to Connect teaching artists work with students in Madrid, Spain. Photo courtesy of Battery Dance Company “Our mantra is ‘artistic excellence, social relevance.’” — Jonathan Hollander “Completely unpredictable and uniformly fabulous”—that’s how Jonathan Hollander describes the results of Battery Dance Company‘s Dancing to Connect program. In more than [...]

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Art Talk with Daniel Phoenix Singh of Dakshina

July 24, 2012 Dakshina founder Daniel Phoenix Singh with Melissa Greco Liu in “Sonnet.” Photo by Stephen Barnovics, courtesy of Dakshina “[A]rt is the nexus where all the different aspects of my life—as a gay man, a South Asian, a first-generation immigrant, a person of color, a little bit of a tech nerd, and now [...]

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Jazz & junkies in Shirley Clarke’s “The Connection” @ New Beverly Cinema

A cool documentary restored by the folks at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. [...]

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In Pittsburgh, with Andy Warhol

Hello to my homeboy Andy Warhol. [...]

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Gary Lucas’s “scary magical Jews” terrify in “Der Golem” @ Cinefamily

Oh, Gary Lucas. More cultural voyaging with the brilliant and versatile guitarist. [...]

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Zorina in Balanchine’s “Zenobia” ballet

Vera Zorina holds back no womanliness in this delectable pas de deux, “Zenobia,” made by Balanchine for Broadway. [...]

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