10/18/17 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Dancing Into The New Year: The League of Extraordinary Dancers (Episode Two)- AntiGravity Heroes

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Two best friends break into a warehouse and uncover strange artifacts that unleash incredible powers. Continue reading

12/29/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Madonna- Justify My Love

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Justify My Love by Madonna revolutionized the music industry with the first VHS video single.  Due to the highly sexually charged content MTV banned the music video. Madonna capitalized on the scandal becoming the first artist to release a single in this format., Continue reading

11/19/15 O&A NYC ART: A Video Preview Of The Herb Ritts Supermodel Photography Exhibition

By Walter Rutledge

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In the spring of 2014 The Edwynn Houk Gallery,745 Fifth Avenue, presented an exhibition of rare, vintage photographs by celebrated American photographer Herb Ritts. The exhibition focused exclusively on the five models in his iconic work, Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989. O&A NYC shares images from the exhibition that capture the supermodel era of the 80’s and early 90’s. Continue reading

1/13/22 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Michael Jackson – Earth Song

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Earth Song is the third single from Michael Jackson’s album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. The ballad incorporates elements of blues, gospel and opera. Jackson had a long-standing history of releasing socially conscious material such as We Are the World, Man in the Mirror and Heal the World. However, Earth Song was the first that overtly dealt with the environment and animal welfare.   Continue reading

3/28/20 (REPOST) O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Agon – With Additional Footage Featuring Diana Adams and Arthur Mitchell

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Agon (1957) is a ballet for twelve dancers, with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by George Balanchine. The cast includes:First Pas de Trios Peter Boal, Zippora Karz, Kathleen Tracey Second de TriosAlbert Evans, Arch Higgins, Wendy Whelan Pas de DuetDarcey Bussell, Lindsay Fischer.                                                                                            

And an excerpt from the Pas de Duet featuring Diana Adams and Arthur Mitchell

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12/31/21 O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday (Repost): Banda (excerpt)- Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade

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Geoffrey Holder’s Banda dance debuted in the 1954 Truman Capote/Harold Arlen musical House Of Flowers. Holder the Baron of The Cemetery (based on the Haitian Loa of Death Baron Samedi) and received both a performer and choreographer credit in the program. The Broadway musical takes place somewhere in the West Indies during Mardi Gras weekend. Continue reading

8/17/15 O&A With WaleStylez- Song Of The Day: FKA twigs – M3LL155X

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FKA twigs has always been an artist that defies convention. This self-directed project M3LL155X feels like a powerful assertion of FKA twigs’ independence and artistic direction. From the opening track “Figure 8” and accompanying visual, we are hit with pure, raw, defiance. Continue reading