Galina Stepanenko, 46, is a longtime prima ballerina with the company who retired last year. Wounded artistic director Sergei Filin, who will require at least six months to recover from the acid attack he suffered last week, is said to trust her, and she says she will carry out all of his programming and casting plans.
Month: January 2013
Bolshoi Ballet’s Wounded Sergei Filin: ‘I’ll Return In Full Force’
“There are a lot more trials ahead … But I’m full of energy, I’m cheerful, I don’t feel angry, I’m not in despair. I’ll carry on in just the same way as I do leading the Bolshoi Ballet. … I can’t promise that I’ll return handsome, but the fact that I will return in full force, I can guarantee.”
Nonprofit Fundraising In The US Is Fundamentally Flawed: Report
“A new national survey of nonprofit executives suggests it isn’t just the uncertain economy that’s making it hard for charities – including arts and culture groups – to meet their fundraising goals. The research says there’s something fundamentally amiss with the way many of them go about courting donors.”
Valery Gergiev To Be Munich Philharmonic’s Next Chief Conductor
Pending approval next week by the city council, the workaholic Russian maestro will take up his new post in 2015. Gergiev will succeed Lorin Maazel, who will then be 85 years old.
Antonio Frasconi, 93, Modern Master Of Woodcuts
“In 1953, Time magazine called Antonio Frasconi America’s foremost practitioner of the ancient art of the woodcut. Four decades later, Art Journal called him the best of his generation. Mr. Frasconi did not reach this pinnacle by adhering to orthodoxies.”
France Wants To Buy Manuscript Of Sade’s 120 Days Of Sodom
The director of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France is “negotiating long and hard to buy Sade’s manuscript. … He has argued in front of the Commission of National Treasures to declare it provisionally a ‘national treasure’ that needs to be preserved in the library. And he is ready to pay more than $5 million to get it.”
Orlando’s Broadway Presenter And New Arts Center Try To Patch Up Rift
“After each side vowed to go it alone, the leaders of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and the organization that presents touring Broadway shows in Orlando are back at the negotiating table.”
Hundreds Of William Blake Engravings Discovered In Manchester
“Researchers at the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library have stumbled upon a treasure trove of … about 350 engraved plates designed by Blake in the collection.”
Charleston Ballet Theatre’s Board Resigns (Again)
“For the second time in the past year, the majority of the Charleston Ballet Theatre’s board of directors has resigned. … The previous board of directors resigned in February 2012 following charges of plagiarism, the ill treatment of dancers, and financial mismanagement.” Remaining are controversial artistic directors Don and Patricia Cantwell and resident choreographer Jill Bahr.
BC Government To Spend $11M To Host Indian Film Awards In Vancouver
“The inaugural Times of India Film awards will be held in Vancouver, lured here by the promise of international exposure for the event and the media company that runs it – and an $11-million investment from the provincial government.”