Despite more than a year of war in Ukraine, regular missile strikes and power outages, the party goes all night long at a basement club in Kharkiv. See photos of residents dancing the night away and shouting lyrics under flashing red, blue and green lights. |
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Michel Martin is Morning Edition's newest host. She's previously hosted Weekend All Things Considered, the Consider This Saturday podcast and Tell Me More. |
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As a little girl, I could think of few things more magical than being a ballerina. It’s interesting because I don’t think I saw a professional ballet until I was an adult. Television? Maybe…my family didn’t always have a TV (don’t ask, ok?). |
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That dream — sparkly tutus, glittering headpieces and twirling — is common for little girls. But it is mostly a dream. Ballet training is expensive. Professional opportunities are few, especially for dancers of color. The classic “white ballets” (which refers to the costumes) are rooted in the white European aesthetic. So imagine the radical notion of a Dance Theatre of Harlem: a school and company founded by Arthur Mitchell to train and showcase dancers of color, especially black dancers. Virginia Johnson, one of the founding members, returned as Artistic Director after 28 years as a dancer to bring the company back from a years-long period of financial turmoil. Having achieved that, she is about to embark on a new adventure. When we sat down at the company’s rehearsal studios in New York, it took me a minute to shake off being starstruck. It was as if she came off the poster on my wall — which I still have as you can see!! But she was no diva. She was warm, kind and very much of this earth. Her message: Dance is human, ballet is for everyone, and so is the magic. Listen here, or read my interview. |
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| Before Barbara Romero's son Daniel was diagnosed with schizophrenia, she and her husband struggled with his behavior. She says a call to her unsung hero, a social worker, transformed her perspective of her son's condition. |
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| Chris Gloninger left his job as a meteorologist because of threats he got over his climate change coverage. Now, he's tackling climate change more directly. |
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| The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office confirmed actor Julian Sands' death after his remains were found on California's Mount Baldy. Sands, known for his role in A Room with a View, was last seen hiking Mount Baldy in January. |
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