where she alludes to an array of stories in her eighth studio album — among them that of the real-life owner of Harkness Ballet, Rebekah Harkness. Harkness, who also went by Betty, was the ...

Upon her death in 1982, Rebekah Harkness was called many things in her New York Times obituary. A philanthropist. A patron of dance and medicine. An artist (a descriptor she bestowed upon herself).

Taylor Swift’s surprise-release album “Folklore,” recorded in quarantine, came with its own local surprise: a song about St. Louis-born oil heiress and Harkness Ballet founder Rebekah Harkness.

One Sunday, Mrs. Rebekah Harkness Kean, whose great personal fortune ... When Straeter flooded the place with twist music, members of the corps de ballet were soon writhing to its rhythms.

The captivating film chronicles the fascinating rise and fall of acclaimed philanthropist Rebekah Harkness and her revolutionary but controversial company Harkness Ballet. Born amidst the cultural ...