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      Gnapa Béatrice Kombé, Choreographer, Dies at 35

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      Gnapa Béatrice Kombé, the powerful dancer and choreographer from the Ivory Coast whose all-women troupe, TchéTché, introduced her to the international festival circuit as a leader of Africa’s new experimental dance, died on Thursday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She was 35.

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      Bringing poetry to the people

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      I wondered how long it would be before this made news: Sometimes she reads poems; sometimes people read poems to her that she's selected. She prefers to select the work of other writers -- some well-known, and others less known. Allin has a yearlong mission: to bring poetry to everyday people, whom she says the poets have forgotten.

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    • Vancouver's Heart Up for Grabs

      Posted by Shemuses from The Tyee

      Downtown Vancouver is on the brink of a jaw-dropping transformation that few citizens know much about, but it will change life in the city forever. The city, province and a handful of alpha-players in the arts scene are hammering out a scheme for a high-budget, architecturally spectacular arts district. The plans are gestating as we speak behind...

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    Kristy comments on:

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    Full disclosure: the artist is a friend of mine from high school… :)

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    Kristy – methinks you’ll like this story from Rome

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    Sandyenglish

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