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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Ballet in LA

    Madeleine peels back the curtain on dance in Los Angeles, if you will, with the head of the local American Contemporary Ballet . It’s a five year old ballet company based in downtown. One of the things the company does is dissect ballet for the audience as it’s happening, and it’s premiering a new show doing just that this week.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    Madeleine peels back the curtain on dance in Los Angeles, if you will, with the head of the local American Contemporary Ballet. It’s a five year old ballet company based in downtown. One of the things the company does is dissect ballet for the audience as it’s happening, and it’s premiering a new show doing just that this week. Madeleine discusses how that works, plus “Black Swan,” Los Angeles’ short history with ballet and more.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Can a New Charter School Plan Really Improve LA Public Schools?
    1. 0:30A New Charter School Plan from Great Public Schools Now
    2. 9:48President of United Teachers Los Angeles Responds to a New Charter Proposal
    3. 40:14Ballet in LAYou’re reading this
    4. 59:35When Late Night Hosts Respond to News
    5. 83:38The Grateful Dead Aren't Dead
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