Young students of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy attends a class in their school in Moscow. Some of the academy students took part in the opening of the main stage of the world famous ballet theater on Oct. 28.

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Jim Tilley is the author of the poetry collection, "In Confidence." His poems have appeared in numerous literary journals and have won several awards.

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A man admires "Forever Bicycles," a piece by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, at the Taipei Fine Art Museum. "Ai Weiwei Absent" opened last weekend and features installations, photography, sculptures and videos.

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The San Francisco Symphony turned 100 this year. With a busy touring schedule and listeners around the world, the symphony has won some of the most prestigious awards in music.

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Pumpkin lanterns light up a street in Shenyang, China.

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An unlikely culprit has stirred up controversy in the music community: The Lacey Act, legislation aimed to curb illegal logging. Based on suspicions that the Gibson Guitar Corporation violated the act by importing illegal wood, federal agents raided the company's…

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A roundup of the week's art headlines.

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Dancers Lana Jones, left, and Amber Scott of the Australian Ballet pose at the Lincoln Center fountain Wednesday in New York. The ballet company will perform "Swan Lake" at the Lincoln Center in June 2012.

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There's no shortage of man-made and natural disasters, political upheavals, economic collapse and nationwide pessimism dominating the current state of affairs. This bleak societal backdrop sets the stage for the religious fervor and search for deliverance at the heart of…

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Protesters in Stratford-upon-Avon, England covered signs and statues featuring Shakespeare to protest over the film "Anonymous."…

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