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Dekker's Boys

BYU Magazine | Winter 2012

Kirsten E. Dekker (BM '02) arrives on the school floor early, retrieves a cart stacked with student folders and teaching supplies, and puts on her mandatory blue smock. It's not flattering-it's not meant to be.

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A Movie House's Second Act

Wall Street Journal | Feb. 4, 2012

A bit of Hollywood glamour has come to Staten Island recently in the form of "Smash," the new NBC series about a Marilyn Monroe-inspired Broadway production, which is filming scenes at the St. George Theatre, just a stone's throw from the ferry terminal...

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The Art of Fashion

BYU Magazine | Fall 2011

At age 10, Kah Leong Poon (BFA '95) broke the swimming world record for his age group in the 100-meter freestyle, becoming a local hero in his native Singapore. Eleven years later, Poon was recruited to join...

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Sparking Change Through Dance

BYU Magazine | Winter 2010

In Jerome Robbins' ballet Afternoon of a Faun, two dancers-a boy and a girl coolly cloistered in the dance studio-fail to connect, mesmerized as they are by their own reflections in the mirror. There's something about staring at oneself...

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Harleman Halls

BYU Magazine | Fall 2008

In the gray urbanity of a rough New York City neighborhood dwells a little bit of BYU blue. Just after getting engaged, Jason R. Gardner (BA '03) and his fiancée began their Manhattan-wide search for an apartment to rent...

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Learning as Fast as He Can

New York Times | Oct. 2, 2005

MY girlfriend, Sally, tap dances. Her birthday was coming up, so I thought I'd surprise her by learning a little tap dance. Something simple - I was not trying out for the Rockettes, and besides, I had only one week...

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The Docent

New York Times Feb. 20, 2005

There are several reasons to sit way up in the fourth ring at the New York City Ballet. Balanchine looks good from there - really good. Because the stage and every dancer on it are so easily contained by the eye...

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