tonight part two of our conversation with mikhail baryshnikov. he is here in los angeles for the premiere of his stage place in paris. it runs through april 21. we are glad she have joined this with the great mikhail baryshnikov. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: a tokamak to 92 of our conversation with dance legend mikhail baryshnikov. april 11 thru 21st you can check out the new production he stars and in santa monica. >> i worked there a couple of years ago. it is wonderful. tavis: it is a great location. you can see him in person and this new production. last night we wrapped our conversation talking about theater and you're running the american ballet and other companies. you were explaining the rewards and challenges of running a theater company. we closed our conversation with th

a conversation with legend mikhail baryshnikov. he has enjoyed great success in both acting and photography. starting this week in los angeles, he stars in the u.s. premiere of the stage play "in paris." he will speak in his native russian language. we are glad you have joined us. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: i'm delighted to welcome mikhail baryshnikov to this program. he is in los angeles this month before it his stage play "in paris." if you are in southern california from april 11 through the 21st, you can catch the production in santa monica. a preview. >> [speaking russian] tavis: there is so much to talk to you about. i am glad i have two nights. i do not know where to start. let me start by asking why, after all the years of your stage career, you have just n

. >>> one of the greatest ballet dancers in history mikhail baryshnikov opens tonight in a new play.'t be dancing much. he plays an aging russian general in a show called "in paris". >> don sanchez sat down with him. >> paris, 19 30s. mikhail baryshnikov is a russian ex-general falling in wlof a young russian waitress. >> it's classic kind of case. it's short and tragic love affair. and this is a short story. >> the staging is unique. poetic, music and words in russian and french. >> there is a type of nag mag in a tiff way. you know? there is not that much text. >> his dancing electrified the world in the most-celebrated of ballets. nominated for an oscar in his first film "the turning point". and who can forget this? >> being creative artist you have to push yourself. and that is into unknown territory autos absolutely. taking chance autos he's done it all. a recurring role on "sex and the city". >> there is a goal to lend interest to the arts and to young people, for their career autos mikhail baryshnikov says he doesn't have time to look back. >> it's done. it's -- there is no ti

and very simple love story. >> mikhail baryshnikov conquered the world of dance and choreographer. mikhail baryshnikov describes it as a tragic love story between a lung waitress and a russian general in the 1930s. he says this was not a calculated career move but a fortunate turn. >> luckially i get the phone -- luckily i get the phone call say i got this idea, are you game or not? yes. >> i imagine he gets lot of calls. he loves working in the bay area, especially in berkeley. in paris is performed in russian and french with english subtitles. it opens wednesday at the berkeley repertory theatre. >>> the washington post and associated press looked at the job numbers for grads and found half are unemployed or under employed and it is not likely to be better this year. the exceptions are those in the sciences, education and health feeds. >>> ross mirkarimi's latest battle is going on right now, the battle to get his job back. >> a memo that some say is a smoking gun on the san bruno explosion, has to do whether the hole occurred here or along the steam. that story ahead. >>> comple

. >> reporter: ballet superstar baryshnikov stars in a new play at the berkeley repertory theater the of an aging russian general. -- [ inaudible ] >> works of art on an iphone. ♪ ♪ [ inaudible ] >>> this afternoon stray showers possible to be very light, breezy and cooler conditions is what everybody will be dealing with temperatures in the low to mid 60s cool tonight with 40s, dry for tomorrow's commute and dry from tomorrow through wednesday. >>> that's going to do it for now. who wants to be a millionaire is next. >>. have a great day. abab

little shaky but he has his first win of the year and giants leading game 2 behind mikhail baryshnikovchris mullin having his own basketball courts named after him today in oakland. chris pretty pumped up about that. >> my dream was to play in the nba, i felt it was far-fetched but it was something coaches and teachers always told me to keep striving. one of these kids from this park will be in the nba. >> class guy and class act by the warriors to make sure that gets done and a's playing the white sox tonight. that is the sporting life. >> all right. >> thank you. >>> right now the recovery helicopter right there is on its way to the farallon island to remove the low speed chase sail boat that crashed. and we are monitoring it and we will have an update on the 10:00 news. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i s

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