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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Mikhail Baryshnikov

    Mikhail Baryshnikov is the most famous living ballet dancer in the world. He defected to Canada in the mid-1970s. In the ballet world, he’s worked with everyone from George Balanchine to Alvin Ailey to Twyla Tharp.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Mikhail Baryshnikov is the most famous living ballet dancer in the world. He defected to Canada in the mid-1970s. In the ballet world, he’s worked with everyone from George Balanchine to Alvin Ailey to Twyla Tharp. He’s gone on to become an Oscar and Tony-nominated actor, and now he’s starring in a show called “Man in a Case” that opens at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica tonight.

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    5. 42:10Bougie Taco Bell
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    4 of 5
    Baryshnikov, Sherpa Strike, and Fancy Taco Bell
    1. 0:00Sherpas Quit the Mountain
    2. 8:39Cattle Fight and Racism
    3. 16:56Academic Decathlon National Championship
    4. 26:13Mikhail BaryshnikovYou’re reading this
    5. 42:10Bougie Taco Bell
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