Misha's world: Baryshnikov dreamed of a way to unite all the artistic disciplines. His new arts center makes it a reality.(Mikhail Baryshnikov)(Interview)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: Gold, Sylviane | Copyright information

There's nothing about the drab, industrial-style gray building to alert passerby to the possibility that art may be incubating inside. In fact, passersby are scarce around 37th Street and Tenth Avenue in Manhattan--the traffic is mainly vehicular, making its way to the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. Yet this is where Mikhail Baryshnikov has set up shop, in custom-tailored space, to try generate an arts scene. That, in a nutshell, is the long-term agenda of the Baryshnikov Arts Cen...

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