Jacobo Angeles is a Mexican artisan from San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca who is known for his hand carved and distinctly painted alebrije figures. The town is noted for its production of these figures which generally are carvings of animals painted in bright colors and bold designs, and Angeles grew u

In this eight installment of male contemporary and ballet dancers we include a training dance class to male dancers by Professor Jean Guilleme Bart at the Ballet de L'Opera de Paris and a n Excerpt from Mauro Bigonzettis ballet "Caravaggio". Drawing inspiration from the life and work of the Italia...

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake is a contemporary ballet based on the Russian romantic work Swan Lake, from which it takes the music by Tchaikovsky and the broad outline of the plot. Bourne's rendering is best known for having the traditionally female parts of the swans danced by men. It was the longest-...

THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR THE WORLD'S BEST STORYTELLERS: This is Your Film Festival. You have until March 31st to submit a short, story-driven video. There's no entry fee. It can be any format - short film, web-series episode, TV pilot - and any genre. In June, audiences around the world will vote, sen...

At New York Fashion Week, designer Betsey Johnson's "celebration of freedom in marriage" bridal drag ball was a smash hit - with gays, drag queens and wedding dresses galore. Euronews reports: “Trendy and transgendy. It’s a riot. It’s been the most fun to work on this show. A lot of more new, more a

n this thirty-fourth installment of Male Ballet Dancers we showcase the work of talented and renown dancer Artemy Belyakov principal dancer at the Bolshoi ballet. Born in Tver. In 2010 graduated from The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (class of Ilya Kuznetsov) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Com

The extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting

WORLD-RENOWNED graffiti artist Banks posted a photo of the mural - a girl gymnast performing a handstand on a small pile of concrete rubble - on Instagram late on Friday. The work was painted onto the wall of a building destroyed by shelling. At least one other piece of new graffiti in Banksy's sign...

Preparing for the Olympics is no laughing matter. As one commenter points out, it’s a full-time job. Thorpe, 22, has been openly gay in the sport since he was 18 and has confronted stereotypes in gymnastics. His day starts at 9:00 a.m., with conditioning and rehab. Then it’s over to the mat for two

Dale Chihuly has been creating major Glass Blown exhibitions in major parks and venues across the country. He has major exhibits abroad including Jerusalem, Israel and Venice, Italy. Community of Lights had the opportunity to visit his exhibit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida. ...