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Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Charlotte Ballet Director and Sinuous Dancer, Dies at 82

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[ad_1] Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, a star dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet and an elegantly refined principal dancer at New York City Ballet who later nurtured generations of dancers as a teacher and as the director of the Charlotte Ballet, died on April 13 in Charlotte, N.C. He was 82. His ex-wife, the former City Ballet … Read more

How ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Brings a Beloved Song to Life on Broadway

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[ad_1] One night in 1984, Compay Segundo, the Cuban singer and guitarist, heard in his dreams what would become his signature song. “I woke up hearing those four sensitive notes,” Segundo recalled later on. “I gave them a lyric inspired by a children’s tale from my childhood, ‘Juanica y Chan Chan.’” A hypnotic account of … Read more