Avant

Free films made freely: Paolo Gioli and experimental filmmaking in Italy.(GLOBAL CINEMA)(Critical essay)
CineAction; 12/22/2009; 6126 words; ...surprising how little we have come to know about avant-garde and experimental film-making in Italy. We understand a great deal about avant-garde films in France, Germany, the...surprisingly little attention given to the filmic avant-gardes, beyond a relatively short list...

POP
The Independent - London; 12/14/2009; 594 words; ...two decades by hosting a series of events around the globe. Headlining the final leg in London were New York's much revered avant-rock outfit Battles joined by Broadcast, Nice Nice, Flying Lotus, Mira Callix, Plaid, Rustie and Warp's finest DJs...

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Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 12/14/2009; 916 words; ...14 2 4 18 Martinez 1 3 1 2 3 MacKnzi 10 16 1 5 21 Purcelle 4 5 2 3 10 Uhrin 4 8 0 0 10 Mathis 5 10 1 1 11 Cmmings 1 2 0 0 2 Avant 0 1 0 0 0 Leighton 5 9 4 6 16 French 1 5 2 2 4 Libby 1 1 0 0 2 Alverio 2 5 0 2 5 Zharchuk 2 3 3 8 7 Hargrove 3 5 0 0 6 Spauldng...

The real lord of the dance; BOOKS.(Features)
The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 12/13/2009; 1073 words; ...find Sergey Diaghilev. The aristocratic Russian who revolutionised classical ballet knew pretty much everyone who mattered in avant-garde Edwardian Europe. And the likes of Picasso, Stravinsky and Coco Chanel weren't simply friends but colleagues, too...

No Cannes do
Jerusalem Post; 12/13/2009; 719 words; ...in a commune, had lost some of its key dancers in recent years - some of them to AIDS - which proves that, sometimes, the avant-garde of yesterday can run on a tank filled with reputation alone. Judging by the slower flow of holiday shoppers at top...