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

In this episode of contemporary and ballet male dancers we introduce portuguese dancer Vasco Yu Belo performing "Esperanza" and "Flames of Paris"; François Alu from France in Etude; and a unique contemporary and acrobatic performance "Mano a Mano" by "The Lads" Jack and Taiga from UK. With a histo

In this eigth eidion of "Male Ballet Dancers - COFL," we are proud to feature Steven McRea , prncipal dancer of the Royal Ballet, as well as Vadim Muntagirov, Matthew Bal,l James Hay and Marcelino Sambé of the Rouyal Opwra House Ballet. With a history dating back more than four hundred years

With just days left before the US Supreme Court rules on Proposition 8, AFER has compiled this look back at the last three years of working to attain full federal marriage equality. The American Foundation for Equal Rights is dedicated to protecting and advancing equal rights for every American. As ...

In this ninth installement of our "Male Ballet Dancers" we are proud to feature the Piti Duo, a winning male ballet duo from Hanover, Germany, a performance by Royal Ballet Dancer Stanisław Węgrzyntitled "The Body Letter" as well as a performance by Robert Fairchild and Travis Wall at the Dancer R

In this thirtieth installment of Male Ballet Dancers we showcase the work of talented and renown dancers. We see a contemporary dance performance by Noah Benz-Dreighton from Australia in the young category and the amazing solo performance of Prince Desire by Mathias Heymann Étoile of the Paris Bal

In Spring 2018, five speakers selected from the Collaboratory Network--Gamal Palmer, Carine Warsawski, Rabbi Lori Shapiro, Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, and Arya Marvazy--worked with ELI Talks to hone and effectively present their own stories of risk-taking at a storytelling event for the May 2018 gat...

In this ninth installemnt of male ballet dancers we present Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in several performances. Mikhail is considered to be one of the best ballet dancers of all times. We also present a swan variation performed by Spain's Sergio Bernal choreographed by Ricardo Cue with the

In this tenth installement of our "Male Ballet Dancers" we are proud to feature Jovani Furland in Concertino, explaining the anatomy of a dance; Clement Guillone in Acteon; Cesar Corrales, as a young dancer and blooming to become a principal dancer in Canada performing a variation of Action; and

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, directing with Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger, interrogates this question and its devastating implications in Totally Under Control. With damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, Gibney exposes a system-w