Olga Costa was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1913, at the outset of World War I. Her parents, Jacobo Kostakowsky and Ana Falvisant Bovglarevokeylandel, were immigrants who had fled czarist Russia to escape persecution of the Jews. Costa and her younger sister Lya were raised in Berlin, where their fat...

It was nearly four years ago when CrossFit star Alec Smith publicly came out as gay. In his emotional coming-out video, Smith says he used to “hate himself” for his homosexuality, and could never imagine embracing his attraction to men. But Smith is hiding no longer. He’s open about his life on soc

Resentful at the world, 15-year-old Aristotle Mendoza wants to blend in and be left alone but the summer he meets free spirit Dante Quintana at the local swimming pool, everything changes. Their summer of adventure comes to an abrupt halt when the boys are torn apart. Armed with a new perspective, A

In this XXIII episode of Male Ballet Dancer we present a group of young talented dancers in training featuring Antonio Casalinho from Portugal. We also include a performance of "OUTRO" by Joshua St John. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaiss

In this twentieth installment of contemporary and ballet male dancers we present sefments from Italian Roberto Bolle and Marco Marsciari as well as a unique view at Dorian Gray by the Dutch National Ballet; Kender Parrish in a swan lake variation of the Pas de Trois by the Mariinsky Ballet; Ashton R

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Kenworthy has spoken forthrightly about his own experience as a target for bullying. As one of the first openly gay athletes to compete in the Winter Olympics, cyberbullies made him the brunt of provocation ranging from homophobic slurs to death threats.

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In this twenty-fourth episode of Male Ballet Dancers we present an excerpt performance of "Us" by Jordan Robson and Bradley Waller prestented by BalletBoys and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and music by Keaton Henson. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has

"Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy" uses the power of JFK’s own remarkable words to explore his presidential legacy through the lens of his appreciation and promotion of the arts. It also provides visitors with an understanding of how the Kennedy Center—our National Cultural Center—became a

In this eleventh installment of our "Male Ballet Dancers" we are proud to feature a graduating class of the Royal Ballet of Canada; the principal dancer for the Royal Opera Ballet mexican native Issac Hernandez and italian Francesco Gabriele Frola With a history dating back more than four hundred y