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In Afghanistan women are not allowed to dance in public, but boys can be made to dance in women's clothing - and they are often sexually abused. It's after midnight. I'm at a wedding party in a remote village in northern Afghanistan.

Afghan dancing boys

Uncovering the exploitation of young boys made to dance for money

A musical, ballet and theatre all in one

Is there any story that sums up the Yuletide spirit of generosity and joy better than the Charles Dickens classic? Is there any character more synonymous with miserliness than Ebenezer Scrooge?

Shoes , Featuring Music by Richard Thomas, Choreography by Stephen Mear, Begins at Sadler's Wells Sept. 3

Shoes, a new dance revue that is inspired by one of the great passions of the modern age for footwear – from the highs of the Louboutin to the lows of the Croc – begins performances at Sadler's Wells Sept. 3, prior to an official opening Sept. 7, for a run through Sept. 11. Its season there will be followed by a U.K and international tour in 2011.

Museums-San Francisco Through September 19

ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO The Asian Art Museum-Chon-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture recently unveiled its new building in San Francisco's Civic Center.