(CNSNews.com) – TheStandUnited website has launched a petition to have Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas included in the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
The only reference to Thomas in the new museum, which opened on Sept. 24, is a video of Anita Hill testifying against him at his confirmation hearings.
An empty chair sits next to Ivan Liška as he scribbles choreography onto paper. Staging a ballet once choreographed by the great Marius Petipa, Liška imagines the Petipa sitting right next to him, giving him a kick in the shin when the choreography veers too much from what the master would have done.
Next week, Boston Ballet will give the North American premiere of Liška's Le Corsaire, a ballet that Petipa staged four times during his lifetime, in 1863, 1868, 1880 and 1899, after its 1856 world premiere in Paris. As with many ballets, multiple versions exist, staged by various choreographers. Liška chose to revisit Petipa's notation for his version, returning to a very classical style.
