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Nostradamus and His Prophecies
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How Many Countries Are There in the World?
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church
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Born March 22, 1973 (age 52) • South Somerset • England
Notable Works “Danses bohemiennes” • “Le Voyage” • “MJ: The Musical” • “Scenes de ballet” • “Slavonic Dances”
Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.
Sir Frederick Ashton
British choreographer
Dame Ninette de Valois
Irish-born British dancer
Sir Kenneth MacMillan
British choreographer
Matthew Bourne
British choreographer and dancer
Constant Lambert
British composer
George Balanchine.
George Balanchine
Russian-American choreographer
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer
Justin Peck
Justin Peck
American choreographer and dancer
Sylvie Guillem
Sylvie Guillem
French dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov performing with the Bolshoi Ballet
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Russian-American dancer
Jacques d'Amboise
Jacques d’Amboise
American dancer
Martins, Peter
Peter Martins
Danish dancer
Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell
American dancer
Darcey Bussell
British dancer
John Weaver
British dancer
Dolin in Bluebeard, 1942
Sir Anton Dolin
British dancer
Pillar of Fire
Antony Tudor
American dancer
Jooss in The Green Table, c. 1935
Kurt Jooss
German dancer and choreographer
John Field
British ballet dancer and director
Dame Peggy van Praagh
British dancer