Multiple exposure of Alicia Alonso doing a pas de bourrée, 1944 / Photo by Kristine / Flickr
The news of her death stung. After years of hearing her name, seeing her dance, knowing that she w…
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October 24, 2019
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Artwork by Arya Gopi / Courtesy of the artist
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Patricio Ferrari and Nikola Madžirov. Photo by Peng Yu.
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Mirza Alakbar Sabir and the first issue of Molla Nasreddin / Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
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