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Dance International Association of Blacks in Dance. Joan Myers Brown, head of Philadanco in West Philadelphia, is among the organizers of this week's 22d annual conference based at the Doubletree Hotel, the University of the Arts, and the Merriam Theater,
Dance
International Association of Blacks in Dance.
Joan Myers Brown, head of Philadanco in West Philadelphia, is among the organizers of this week's 22d annual conference based at the Doubletree Hotel, the University of the Arts, and the Merriam Theater, which offers performances tonight. The theme this year is Back to Basics. Philadanco, now celebrating its 40th anniversary, will perform, reprising company alum Christopher Huggins' Bolero Too. Another highlight this evening will be the Los Angeles-based company of Lula Washington, choreographer for filmmaker James Cameron's Avatar.
Film
New this week: Crazy Heart
**** Jeff Bridges delivers an Oscar-worthy - no, Oscar-
required - performance as a whiskey-soaked onetime country legend trying to put his life back together in this sublime American indie. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, and an uncredited Colin Farrell all offer memorable turns. A low-key, down-home gem. R (profanity, alcohol abuse, adult themes).