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Fresh Air, Ben Stevenson, Lauren Anderson, and Dr. Zahi Hawass
- Narrated by: Terry Gross
- Length: 45 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Artistic director for the Houston Ballet, Ben Stevenson, dancer Lauren Anderson, and Dr. Zahi Hawass on this edition of Fresh Air. Stevenson has been with the ballet for over 25 years, turning it into a premiere dance company. The New York Times' dance critic said of Stevenson, "[he] is one of the most original figures in the development of regional ballet in America." Stevenson's own choreographies for the Houston ballet include the full length works: "Swan Lake," Cinderella, Peer Gynt, Dracula, and Cleopatra. Principal dancer for the Houston Ballet, and the first African-American to be a principal dancer, Lauren Anderson began studying at the ballet's academy at the age of 7. She began working with Stevenson at the age of 11 when he was hired by the ballet. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Director of excavations at the ancient cemetery at Bahariya Oasis, 200 miles outside Cairo. Known as "the Valley of the Golden Mummies," this area in Egypt has yielded over 100 mummies just in the last year. Hawass also lead the teams that discovered the tombs of the workmen who built the pyramids. His book is called Valley of the Golden Mummies. (Broadcast Date: September 18, 2000).
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