 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Ririe to perform Nikolais piece
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Alwin Nikolais was a theatrical jack-of-all-trades. He
choreographed. He composed. He designed costumes and sets. He did
the lighting design for his works.
But most of all, he was imaginative. It came as no surprise that
the Kennedy Center commissioned Nikolais to create a work for its
Imagination Celebration, which was directed toward children.
So, in 1990, three years before Nikolais passed away, he
choreographed the 50-minute work, said Nikolais Foundation artistic
and reperto...
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A legacy of dance
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; Hot on the heels of its successful second tour of Europe, the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is gearing up for a new show this weekend -- "Wizardry," which will continue the company's ongoing mission to preserve the groundbreaking works of the late, renowned choreographer Alwin Nikolais. Two new
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Nikolais lives!
Isthmus
; The Ririe Woodbury troupe re-creates the P.T. Barnum of modern dance One of the arts imperatives of our times is preserving the ephemeral oeuvres of the 20th century masters of modern dance. Sixteen years after her death, Martha Graham's company toured a set of the grande dame's works last fall,
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Dance company honors mentor
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is on a mission to keep the innovative spirit of its late mentor and friend, Alwin Nikolais, alive. That's why, beginning Monday, the RWDC will kick off a three-week workshop focusing on the technique of Nikolais and his cohort Murray Louis. The intensive classes
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'Urgent work'...So why is city's hippodrome looking like this?
Derby Evening Telegraph
; Derby City Council has hit back at criticism that urgent work to secure the former Hippodrome building has left large parts exposed to the elements. The council carried out work on the grade II-listed building during the weekend to make it safe. But yesterday, people living nearby said the huge
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Good moves
Isthmus
; The UW dance faculty mounts an unusually thrilling concert For once I didn't leave the UW Dance Program's Fall Faculty Concert disappointed. The student performers looked better than usual, and two intriguing guest choreographers put some thrill on last weekend's bill. The show, in Lathrop Hall's
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