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LA ballet companies welcome Chalamet's comments as a spotlight on the art form
 ”Any time we can talk about opera and ballet is a good day. I'm sorry that it's at one artist's expense, but he opened the door.”

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To serve the L.A. Community College District’s 210,000 students, Dr. Alberto Román taps into his lived experience.
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