Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Choreographer is one to watch...star, 34-year-old Aszure Barton. Edmonton-born, New York City-based Barton counts former ballet superstar Mikhail Baryshnikov among her mentors. His confidence in her exceptional talent is solidly grounded. Barton does not merely assemble... In this article: George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, The Four Temperaments, Glass Pieces, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bread, and Paul Hindemith |
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National Post | 3 days ago
Q&A: Jean-Marc Genereux, judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada
...a name. Like a household name. Now it's on Youtube and other search engines. They not only have a face, they have a name. And after Baryshnikov, Nureyev, Gregory Hines, I don't know how many quick names (the dance world)can get. But now we...
In this article: Jean-Marc Genereux, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Sytycd, U.S., Jennifer Lopez, Montreal, and YouTube
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thestar.com | 5 days ago
Choreographer Aszure Barton: A woman in motion
...The New York Times and The Village Voice to those of the San Francisco Chronicle and The Santa Barbara Independent. Russian legend Mikhail Baryshnikov calls her "a fresh, arresting and fascinating choreographer." Barton's works have been...
In this article: Juilliard School, Sonia Rodriguez, Toronto, and The Four Temperaments
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St. Petersburg Times | 6 days ago
U.S.'s dissident-free party a big draw for Cuban performers and artists
...and famous painters Roberto Fabelo, Choco and Mendive. It was the equivalent of Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, Zubin Mehta, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and David Letterman all attending the same party at a foreign...
In this article: Cuba, United States, Havana, Washington, Miami, Florida, Juanes, Tallahassee, and Florida
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TIME | 7 days ago
Eyetracking: Why We Watch Some Web Ads and Not Others
...looking up advice on how to deal with heartburn, shopping for baby presents, picking cell-phone features, learning about Mikhail Baryshnikov. By bouncing infrared beams off a person's retinas and recording head movements with a camera,...
In this article: E mail, Expedia, Heartburn, MapQuest, Twitter, and Google
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PopMatters | 7 days ago
The City Out My Window: 63 Views on New York by Matteo Pericoli (Review)
Producer Caroline Baron writes that her window "provides a structure through which we can dream (and prepare for weather!)" while Mikhail Baryshnikov says merely that the building out his window looks better at night, "like a woman". While his...
In this article: New York City, John Berendt, Manhattan, Philip Glass, and Mario Batali
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 19, 2009
North Beach's Tosca turns 90
...Bali's, down the hill. Madam Bali, as she was known, had a way with defectors, most prominently the dancers Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. After graduating from Mercy High School and entering the San Francisco Art Institute in...
In this article: Sean Penn, Pancho Barnes, Philip Kaufman, Mel Brooks, Bali, and San Francisco
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Miami Herald | November 11, 2009
Opera-loving Scottish widow leaves millions to Met
In this article: Minnie Riperton, Jermaine Jackson, Edinburgh, Michael Jackson, and Metropolitan Opera
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | November 09, 2009
Dance review: Mark Morris Dance Group
...from happy to contemplative before building to a busy climax. So too Three Preludes, a solo Morris originally created for him and Mikhail Baryshnikov to perform. It's a demanding role that needs a strong dancer to carry it and Morris has...
In this article: Three Preludes
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | November 05, 2009
'The Understudy' revels in actors' insecurities
...rehearsal for a big Broadway hit, a three-hour-plus adaptation of Kafka. Kafka on Broadway? A commercial success? Even Mikhail Baryshnikov couldn't turn Kafka's "Metamorphosis" into a hit 20 years ago on Broadway. Right away we know...
In this article: Broadway, Theresa Rebeck, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Justin Kirk, Julie White, All rights reserved, Mercury, and Roundabout Theatre Company
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washingtonpost.com | October 30, 2009
Dance review: Margaret Jenkins and Guangdong companies at Clarice Smith Center
...China picked up such cat-and-mouse pointers from the Soviets; it was this kind of jerking around that drove Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov to flee to the West. Like them, Shen eventually left his homeland, and now runs his acclaimed...
In this article: Margaret Jenkins, China, Twyla Tharp, San Francisco, Collectivism, and University of Maryland
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Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Барышников) (born January 27, 1948) is a Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to dance and later became artistic director with the American Ballet Theatre, also in New York.
Baryshnikov has spearheaded many of his own artistic projects and has been associated in particular with promoting modern dance, premiering dozens of new works, including many of his own. His success as a dramatic actor on stage, cinema and television has helped him become probably the most widely recognized contemporary ballet dancer.
He played the part of Carrie's painter boyfriend, in the series "Sex and the City", during 9 episodes, starting in 2003.
- Name At Birth:
- Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov
- Birth Date:
- January 28, 1948
- Birthplace:
- Riga, Soviet Union
- Domestic Partner:
- Lisa Rinehart
- Years Active:
- 1968 - present
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