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LA DANSE: THE PARIS OPERA BALLET: Q & A with director FREDERICK WISEMAN (Recorded November 4, 2009)

Economist Brad DeLong noted on his blog that part of the productivity gain in the U.S. economy comes not from job production, but from squeezing more work out of employees scared to lose their jobs.

"Movies are about movement," says documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, and in his newest film, La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, he examines the movement of ballet. The film gets inside the workings of the ballet, from rehearsals to marketing sessions, and follows the company through the production of seven ballets: Genus by Wayne McGregor, Le Songe de Med?e by Angelin Preljocaj, La Maison de Bernarda by Mats Ek, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte, Casse Noisette by Rudolph Noureev, Orph?e and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliette by Sasha Waltz.

Choreographer Val Caniparoli, a Renton native, spent most of October creating a new ballet with Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) company members. Caniparoli's Seasons is one of four dances on PNB's Director's Choice program. It opens tonight at McCaw Hall. The contemporary program give observers a good idea of how the Northwest's largest ballet company has evolved under Artist Director Peter Boal's leadership.

12:00 p.m. Tacoma Election Update The Seattle mayoral race isn't the only nail biter around. In Tacoma, City Councilwoman Marilyn Strickland leads architect Jim Merritt by a mere 117 votes in their race for the corner office. Pierce County voters also decided to do away with ranked choice voting. We'll find out more from the City of Destiny. Peter Boal's Artistic Balance Peter Boal says he's happy people were so upset about a Pacific Northwest Ballet production that they wrote angry letters to newspapers. KUOW's Marcie Sillman profiles the critically acclaimed and controversial Artistic Director. 12:20 p.m. Welcome to Retirement. Now Get Back to Work. Americans are beginning to view retirement differently. The life of golf and leisure is no longer available to many because of the financial crisis. And others can't imagine retiring from work entirely. What's your view of retirement? Are you retired, about to retire, or imagining what your life will be like when you near retirement age? We'll hear from Paul Hodge, Director of Harvard's Generations Policy Program. 12:40 p.m. Poker's Life Lessons Obama plays poker. Many American presidents were avid poker players. Jim McManus says it's no surprise, because the skills needed to succeed at poker are key skills for political and military strategists. The poker player, journalist and author of a new history of poker called Cowboys Full explains what poker can teach us.

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Scene from The Snow Queen, produced by California Contemporary Ballet , Artistic Director/Choreographer Erin Holt with original score by composer Randall Michael Tobin. http://www.ccballet.net http://www.snowqueenballet.comAuthor: Movemaker63 Tags: angeles art ballet california choreographraphy class contemporary dance entertainment los queen snow Posted: 03 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

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A video profile of Anaheim Ballet apprentice, Alyssa Springer.