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After seven years as president, the longtime educator Robert Sirota will step down to concentrate on his composing.

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This summer’s 79th edition of the American Dance Festival will feature world premieres from Jodi Melnick, Helen Simoneau and Reggie Wilson along with performances from festival regulars including the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Mark Morris Dance Group.

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The gala, to be held on May 10, will have a French theme, the company announced on Wednesday, and will feature the world-premieres of two ballets.

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Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on “Little House on the Prairie,” and Jaleel White, better known as Steve Urkel on “Family Matters,” will be among the contestants on the 14th season of the ABC dancing competition.

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Mikhail Baryshnikov has won the Vilcek Prize for the Arts and the American Dance Festival has awarded the choreographer William Forsythe the 2012 Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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New York City Ballet has bestowed a rare honor on a member of its corps, commissioning two works from Justin Peck, the company said on Wednesday.

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David Steinberg on why stand-up comedians aren’t necessarily stable and why Canadian comics are so funny.

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Sharon Gersten Luckman is planning to step down from the Ailey Foundation next year.

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The Mariinsky said Ms. Kampa, 22, was becoming the first American in its ranks.

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“On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” is closing after two and a half months, making way for “Leap of Faith” to open at the St. James Theater.