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Profiles dancer Martha Graham, who was chosen one of the 100 most influential people of the twentieth century. Biographical data; Career highlights. INSET: Some memorable moves.

Reviews the album 'Fantasies & Delusions: Music for Solo Piano,' by Billy Joel.

Presents entertainment-related news briefs as of January 29, 2001. Review of the motion picture 'Malena'; Review of the book 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short,' by Terry McMillan; Review of the album 'Live,' by The Paul Desmond Quartet; Others.

Profiles Septime Webre, artistic director of the Washington Ballet. Details of his multicultural background; Webre's innovations in choreography; Efforts to incorporate ethnic minorities in ballets such as 'Fluctuating Hemlines,' 'Carmina Burana,' and 'Juanita y Alicia.'

Reviews television programs, music and books. The television program `Tuesdays with Morrie,' starring Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria; The music recordings `Issues,' by Korn and `Enrique Iglesias,' by Enrique Iglesias; The books `All Tomorrow's Parties,' by William Gibson and `Rembrandt's Eyes,' by Simon Schama.

Reviews television programs, motion pictures, and music. The motion picture `Music of the Heart,' starring Meryl Streep; The music recording `The Faces of Love,' by Jake Heggie; The television program `Annie,' starring Kathy Bates and Victor Garber.

Reviews the music recording `The Vienna I Love,' a collection of waltzes, by Dutch violinist Andre Rieu; Other albums by Rieu.

Profiles classical pianist Stephen Hough, who won a MacArthur Fellowship. His interest in music by American composer Lowell Liebermann, Spanish miniaturist Federico Mompou, and others; Biographical background and career highlights; Performances in New York City.

Profiles classical musician Hilary Hahn, who plays the violin. Biographical information; Career highlights; Hobby; Work habits.

Offers short reviews of several television programs, music albums, and motion pictures. 'Spyder Games,' which will air on MTV; 'Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane,' by Karrin Allyson; 'The Invisible Band,' by Travis; 'Startup.com,' directed by Jehane Noujaim and Chris Hegedus; Others.

Focuses on the activity of modern dance choreographer Mark Morris. Description of Morris' production of a dance version of the opera 'Four Saints in Three Acts'; Biographical information, including discussion of Morris' homosexuality; Comparisons of Morris to George Balanchine, and outlook for the rest of Morris' career.

Reviews the opera 'Dead Man Walking,' by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally, the San Francisco Opera at the War Memorial Opera House.

Focuses on Lowell Liebermann, who is a New Tonalist composer. Premier of his choral symphony album, `Second Symphony'; Emotional directness of the New Tonalism; Traditionalism of the music.

Presents news briefs pertaining to popular culture for February 7, 2000. Motion picture `Isn't She Great,' directed by Andrew Bergman; Placido Domingo's music album `Das Lied Von Der Erde'; Premiere of `The Beethoven Seventh,' featuring Twyla Tharp at the New York City Ballet; Carl Hiaasen's book `Sick Puppy.'

Reviews three music recordings by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. 'Jim Hall & Pat Metheny'; 'A Map of the World'; 'Trio 99...00.'

Focuses on ballet and ballerina Suzanne Farrell. Description of the `Suzanne Farrell Stages the Masters of 20th Century Ballet,' a 10-city road show that opened in Washington October 1999 and closes in December in New York City; Farrell's career highlights.

Reviews `The Rubenstein Collection,' a box set from classical pianist Arthur Rubinstein.

Mentions several new items in popular culture in the United States for November 15, 1999. Mariah Carey's album `Rainbow'; Faith Hill's album `Breathe'; William Least HeatMoon's book `River-Horse'; NBC television film `Mary, Mother of Jesus'; Motion picture `The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc,' directed by Luc Besson.

Focuses on jazz pianist Keith Jarrett and his music recording `The Melody at Night, with You.' Career history; Contents of the music recording; Personal information, including his suffering with, and recovery from, chronic fatigue syndrome; Comments from Jarrett.

Reviews the opera `A View from the Bridge,' William Bolcom's operatic version of Arthur Miller's 1955 play about love and death on the Brooklyn waterfront.

Offers information on the dance play `Contact,' by choreographer Susan Stroman and writer John Weidman at Manhattan, New York's Lincoln Center. Description of the play, three spoken one act dramas; Career information of Stroman.

Focuses on Russian cellist Nina Kotova who became a fashion model in New York City. Her music album called `Sketches from the Catwalk'; How she came to the United States to study at Yale; Her music debut in New York City in October 1999 at Carnegie Hall with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.

Reviews dance, music recordings, television programs and motion pictures as of August 30, 1999. The album `Juxtapose,' by Tricky with DJ Muggs and Grease; The television program `Grown-Ups,' starring Jaleel White; The motion picture `The Muse,' starring Sharon Stone and Albert Brooks.

Focuses on the Glimmerglass Opera's performance of `Central Park,' a trio of one-act operas with librettos by playwrights A.R. Gurney, Terrence McNally and Wendy Wasserstein, in Cooperstown, New York. Boldness of the performances; Role of artistic director Paul Kellogg in the opera's success; Comments from Kellogg and others.

Reviews several popular culture entertainment projects for July 26, 1999. The motion picture, `The Wood,' directed by Rick Famuyiwa; The dance, `A Selection,' performed by the Pilobolus Dance Theatre in New York City; Popular music recording, `Reves/Yo Soy,' by Cafe Tacuba.

Focuses on 13-year-old Welsh soprano Charlotte Church as of June 21, 1999. Success of Church with her music recording `Voice of an Angel'; Reasons for her popularity in Great Britain; Possible difficulties in the United States; Scheduled performances.

Focuses on countertenor David Daniels as of June 7, 1999. Biographical details; Career history, including his issue of the Richard Tucker Award given to highly promising young opera singers and his debut in Handel's `Xerxes' in New York; Details of his CD `Handel Operatic Arias'; Comments from Daniels.

Profiles Christopher Wheeldon, New York City Ballet soloist and choreographer of the `Scenes de Ballet.' Work with the School of American Ballet; Wheeldon as an unabashed ballet classicist; Background information; Wheeldon's lack of competition in ballet; Ballets in which he has danced in or choreographed.

Reviews the documentary `Dancemaker,' by Matthew Diamond.

Discusses tenors who may succeed Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo in the opera world. Age and health concerns of Pavarotti; Domingo's involvement in the Washington Opera and Los Angeles Opera; Strengths and weaknesses of singers Roberto Alagna, Ben Heppner, Marcelo Alvarez, Jose Cura, and Andrea Bocelli.

Reports on the Cleveland School of the Arts performance of `An Urban Nutcracker' in 1998. Creation of the show by Alison Chase, founding member of the Pilobolus Dance Theatre and Bill Wade, director of Youth at Risk Dancing (YARD); Changes made to the show including the switch from ballet to modern dancing; Setting of `An Urban Nutcracker'; Comments.

Remembers dancer/choreographer Jerome Robbins, who died in July of 1998 after a stroke. His work in Broadway musicals like `Gypsy,' `Fiddler on the Roof' and `West Side Story'; His career with the New York City Ballet; The show `Dances at a Gathering,' which is considered his best; His style; How people in ballet viewed Robbins.

Profiles Francesca Zambello, an opera director. Public and critical reaction to her productions; Background; Comments.

Examines the Houston Grand Opera's production of `Carmen.' Portable stage; Video screens; Orchestra seated on stage; Unusual costumes; Success of its inaugural performance on May 30, 1998; Creators of the production, Ken Billington and Kenneth Foy; Production aimed at a younger audience; Past experience of the director Michele Assaf.

Profiles opera singer Renee Fleming. Her CD called `Signatures: Great Opera Scenes'; How she is the first singer to combine postfeminist independence with old-fashioned glamour; Her appearance in the Metropolitan Opera's production of `Manon' in the fall of 1997; Background information on her career.

Reviews the classical musical recording `Standing Stone,' written by Sir Paul McCartney.

Discusses the music of Chinese-born composer Tan Dun, who wrote his `Symphony 1997 (Heaven Earth Mankind) for the reunification of Hong Kong with China. Popularity of `Symphony 1997'; Why Tan Dun's music is popular; Background information on Tan Dun; How he describes his music.

Reviews the opera `Jackie O,' by composer Michael Daugherty. The production of the opera by the Houston Grand Opera in Texas; Daugherty's style of crossover.