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Garth Fagan Dance is paradise of choreography
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Susan DanielsFor The Patriot Ledger
Mention Garth Fagan, and it is likely that only dance aficionados
recognize the name. But refer to "The Lion King," the multiple-
award-winning Broadway musical, and most people instantly conjure the
breathtaking processional of giraffes, elephants, gazelles and
swooping tropical birds.
Through his collaboration with Disney in choreographing the hit
show, Fagan won all the significant honors in 1998, including the
Tony Award. Still, he returne...
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Garth Fagan's Artful Dodges
The Washington Post
; GARTH FAGAN used to call his Rochester, N.Y.-based company Bucket Dance Theater, referring to his dancers' "bottom of the bucket" origins as far as their training and opportunities were concerned. By now the ensemble, renamed Garth Fagan Dance, is celebrating its 20th anniversary; in the process, a
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From bottom to top // Garth Fagan carries Bucket Dance troupe into the '80s
Chicago Sun-Times
; The Chicago debut of Garth Fagan's Bucket Dance Theater in December, 1985, was one of those legendary nights in the theater. The audience walked into the Columbia College Dance Center expecting to see some good dancing; it walked out having encountered greatness. The audience can't say it wasn't
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The Dance Theatre of Harlem, Steps Ahead; At the Kennedy Center Opera House, Garth Fagan's `Footprints'
The Washington Post
; Creating his new ballet, "Footprints Dressed in Red," for the Dance Theatre of Harlem was "wonderful mental exercise," says choreographer Garth Fagan. "Footprints," which had its world premiere at the Florence Festival in Italy last summer, will receive its first American showing Tuesday night as
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Dimensions Dance Theater 25th Anniversary Program
Oakland Post
; Oakland Post 05-11-1997 Dimensions Dance Theater 25th Anniversary Program Oakland's Dimensions Dance Theater will celebrate its 25th anniversary on May 31, at the Scottish Rite Theater, 1547 Lakeside Drive in Oakland. Joining Dimensions for this gala affair are author Nikki Giovanni, hip hop
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Alyo Children's Dance Theater performance debut at Merle Reskin Theater
Chicago Defender
; During the past 17 years, Alyo Children's Dance Theater has entertained faithfully in Chicago communities for festivals, educational and political programs and in support of organization's fund-raising benefits. Now Alyo Children's Dance Theater is taking its program downtown to the Merle Reskin
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