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Obituary Cyd Charisse
18Jun08
Today we got the news that Cyd Charisse has passed away. She was a great dancer (her career started with the Ballet Russe) and a great stage presence. For me she will always be the femme fatale in the Broadway Melody sequence in Singin’ in the Rain. She was certainly not a small woman (especially [...]
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Sometime ago I started organizing some small colloquium, but unexpected enthusiasm has turned it into something big. Leiden University hosts a conference in collaboration with the European Association of Dance Historians. It will take place on October 24 and 25 this year, at the Faculty of Humanities in Leiden. The conference will cover a full range of [...]
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