Marianna Ryzhkina will replace Maria Alexandrova in the role of Kitri at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Alexandrova is unable to appear due to a family emergency.
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Casting change for Bolshoi Ballet (Orange County Register)
When renowned ballet dancer and choreographer Michael Smuin began his own company in 1994, the innovation and creativity of his works transcended the traditional definition of ballet. After his passing in 2007, the company dancers of the Smuin Ballet continue to share Smuin's legacy with the world.
Continue here: CALIFORNIAN: Smuin Ballet blends the contemporary with the classical for a unique style of dance entertainment (The Californian)
Segment 1: Catherine Deneuve, Actress
Segment 2: Frederick Wiseman, Documentary Filmmaker
Susan Jaffe, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Kathleen Moore, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
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Mariinsky principal dancer Igor Kolb and coryphee Jiyeon Ryu(Ti Yon Riu), the only foreigner in Mariinsky ballet. Performance of a gala in Seoul, South Korea.
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Performed by Ma Li (馬麗) and Zhai Xiaowei (翟孝偉).
The music is composed by San Bao, his works include the music of the film - The Road Home directed by Zhang Yimou starred by Ziyi Zhang, this music is originally from a very popular TV episodes in China, named Qian Shou (牵手 hand in hand).
More informations in English about Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei: You can click "more" under "About This Video" in Interview:
PART 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UuA7qYrzeg
PART 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5TxNCSXBBw
PART 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMY_rJXcRl8
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TV Show with Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei:
PART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSIE5_7y86A
PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROaS5Av78fk
PART 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSl2wc0_kHg
PART 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15uGCHMqNf8
PART 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvLbxafaGb8
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Dancing excavators on a construction site. From the Anne Troake's "Pretty Big Dig."
Ballet dancer excavator excavators dancing balletto ballett 跳芭蕾舞者 baree балет экскаватор excavador draga dragueur Bagger Ausgräber cava fango ballare pallone ballo veglione danza danzar bailar baile dansu buyou butoukai odori танцевать хорея 動 舞;躍動;搖晃;盪漾;逗弄;舞曲
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The new Ballet film "A Beautiful Tragedy" The film follows the star student Oksana Skorik at the Perm State Ballet school in Russia. The full feature documentary film will be finished by the end of 2007. The film is the 2nd film by Irish film director David Kinsella. The sequence shown is of Oksana dreaming of being free. The film is made by Faction film of Norway. you can read more about the film at davidkinsella.com The film is at present being edited in Romania. This is a work in progress sequence.
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A ballet dance video. Ballet dancers dancing.
Music: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=292340932&s=143441
From the ballet series, "Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance..."
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Frogs Forever? ... only if we leap in to save them. There's a global crisis facing amphibians -- frogs, toads and salamanders -- they're vanishing before our very eyes.
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Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) are native to the eastern North America, from Canada as far south as Florida, but they're invading British Columbia, where the Vancouver Aquarium is located. They were introduced here in the early 1900s by people wanting to farm them for their legs.
As you can see, they'll eat just about anything that will fit into their mouth. They can easily tip the delicate balance of nature in places where they are not naturally found.
Ironically this widely introduced species is disappearing in Ontario, Canada -- part of its natural range.
See these frogs in person at the Vancouver Aquarium
http://www.vanaqua.org/
It's a global crisis
We could lose up to one-half of the world's 6,000 known amphibian species in our lifetime, resulting in the single largest mass extinction since the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
We're losing them to habitat destruction, pollution that includes household chemicals and pesticides, climate change, and over-harvesting for food, but the most deadly cause is a disease called the chytrid fungus.
It's a crisis that has sparked the Vancouver Aquarium to take action.
"Frogs Forever?" a new exhibit at the Aquarium trains the spotlight on the plight of the world's frogs, with tips on how we can help save them.
It's part of the global initiative to save frogs launched by Amphibian Ark (a coalition of research and conservation groups that include zoo and aquariums), which has declared 2008 The Year of the Frog.
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