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Ann Reinking Scholarship

Arts outreach organization Off the Lane has announced the creation of the Ann Reinking Scholarship, which will be presented this November to mark the late dancer’s birthday. The organization will offer a $5,000 scholarship each year to one early-career dancer … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Ann Reinking

Tony-winning choreographer Ann Reinking died on Saturday in Seattle, while visiting family. Reinking was born Nov. 10, 1949, and raised in Bellevue, Wash. She made her professional debut at age 12 in Giselle with the English Royal Ballet and moved … Continue reading

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Essential Film Musicals: All That Jazz

In 1974, director-choreographer Bob Fosse was editing Lenny, his first film since winning an Oscar (watch here) for Cabaret, and staging Chicago, a Broadway musical starring his estranged wife Gwen Verdon. To keep pace, he was popping Dexedrine and ignoring … Continue reading

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