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COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY By Chris Greenhalgh Riverhead, $15, 336 pages REVIEWED BY STEPHANIE GREEN When two stars of artistic genius such as Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky collide in early-20th century France, there's bound to be drama and romance, although their affair was a sordid and adulterous one.

Sacramento Bee file Marc Feldman is the Philharmonic's executive director. More Information The Soldier's Tale SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Benvenuti Performing Arts Center, 4600 Blackrock Drive, Natomas; 8 p.m. Friday, Guild Theater, 2828 35th St., Oak Park; 5 p.m. Saturday, Artisan Gallery, 1901 Del Paso Blvd., Del Paso ...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra presented an upbeat program during the past two weeks, primarily focused upon Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka," a Burlesque in four scenes produced in 1947.

When casinos first began presenting classical entertainers on stages more accustomed to Don Rickles and Tom Jones, the popular misconception was that highbrow artists needed to dumb down their performances for the gaming crowd.

Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka" begs to be staged, ballet score that it is. And yet, when performed with ... Please log in to read the rest of this story.

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz and Igor Stravinsky During the First World War many artists sought exile in Switzerland.

For Sinfonia of the Gulf Coast and its followers, the season is looking on the pink side.

No one doubts that Igor Stravinsky's collaboration with the Ballets Russes early last century set the standards for most of the innovations in dance as an art form.

Italian conductor Fabio Luisi and 21-year-old French pianist Lise de la Salle make their Boston Symphony Orchestra debuts showcasing music from the French tradition.

Christmas, Islington's Little Angel Theatre is presenting John Agard's Petrushka - from November 21, 2009 to January 31, 2010.

The Rake's Progress is an opera in three acts by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.

There's nothing narrow about what's planned at the new WideSpot Performing Arts Center in Stockholm.

IN 1969, Peter Darrell was invited to move his company, Western Ballet Theatre, from Bristol to Scotland, and Scotland's national dance company was born.

Director Robert Lepage's The Nightingale & Other Short Fables is an all-Stravinsky cabaret/concert with the resources of opera to back it up, and the result is dazzling.

It's an old problem for classical ballet troupes: How do you maintain a living museum of dance without becoming a mausoleum? The question comes to mind this week as the National Ballet of Canada gives the company premiere of Petrouchka, a hallowed work in the artistic evolution of ballet.

Building a classical concert around a particular theme can be a tricky proposition.

Few ensembles have made as many strides in modern music as Eighth Blackbird. Clarinetist Michael J. Maccaferri, left, cellist Nicholas Photinos, violinist Matt Albert, flutist Tim Munro, percussionist Matthew Duval and pianist Lisa Kaplan appear Tuesday at Samford University.

Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen displays his range in two new films, Valhalla Rising and Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky.

Morehead State University's Department of Music, Theatre and Dance will host Marshall University music faculty members on Friday, Sept.

A new addition to the company's repertoire in William Forysthe's hyperkinetic Workwithinwork completes this special anniversary triumvirate from a range of dancer-turned-choreographers at their most sublime.