“The middle of nowhere in County Longford is not the most obvious spot to stumble upon an international dance Mecca. But that is exactly the kind of strange fruit that has sprouted up on a former dairy farm just outside Legan since the arrival of South African ballet dancer and actor Anica Louw in 1978.”
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The Most Valuable Job A Critic Can Do (As Explained In Ratatouille)
Said Anton Ego, the animated film’s restaurant reviewer, “[We] thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. … [But] the discovery and defense of the new [is what’s important] … The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends.”
Contralto Lili Chookasian, 90
“Where many contraltos are endowed with the lightish, dusky equivalent of a viola, her voice – immense, deep, velvety and burnished – put a cello at her command. She was also praised for her sensitive musicianship, powerful dramatic characterizations and impeccable diction.”