Rebekah Brannan
Author
Rebekah Brannan is a 20-year-old ballerina, opera singer, choreographer, and writer. She danced two seasons with San Diego Ballet and co-founded Cinballera Entertainment with her sister, Tiffany, in June of 2023. In 2016, she and her sister started a blog dedicated to Old Hollywood, the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society, which she co-wrote, and she also enjoys fiction writing and video editing.
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High Notes and Decrescendos: More Great Opera at the Met
Part 2 of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2026–2027 season features productions in 2027.
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High Notes and Decrescendos: The Opera Is on at the Met
In Part 1 of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2026-2027 season, the Met opera offers a variety of productions.
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A Trip to the Movies: The Royal Ballet’s ‘Giselle’
Perhaps attending a live performance is a better way to experience a ballet than going to a movie theater.
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Blessed Are the Simple: Jules Massenet’s ‘Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame’
A 600-year-old story is transformed into a beautiful 19th-century opera with a timeless moral.
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The Tasmanian Devil in the Wild West: ‘Dodge City’ and ‘Virginia City’
The western genre we know and love today come in the wake of these early films set in the wild country.
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Green but Not-so-Mean: ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Grinch’
The overplaying of the anti-hero in today’s films deserves reconsideration.
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The ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet: Dancing Shakespeare’s Love Story
Three productions of the timeless story have charmed ballet audiences for almost a century.
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‘Instead of Dance, It’s Choreography': The Peculiar Future of Dance
Composer Irving Berlin pokes fun at modern dance in a number from ‘White Christmas,’ starring Danny Kaye.
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Fred and Ginger: Making Movie Dance Magic
The dancing of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in their movies together enthrall audiences even today.
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Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire: Hollywood’s Greatest Dance Duo
The dance partnership’s 10 movies spanned 16 years during Hollywood’s Golden Era.
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