“In a development reminiscent of previous health problems … the Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director has come down with a case of the flu that has forced him to withdraw from this week’s CSO subscription concerts.” Muti and the CSO are scheduled to begin an Asian tour at the end of this month.
Month: January 2013
‘Critical Judgments Built To Last’: Remembering Ada Louise Huxtable
“As a critic, Huxtable combined the forensic skill of a Clarence Darrow with the righteous passion of an Old Testament prophet. Her prose was clarion-clear and uncompromising, yet leavened by wit and verve.”
Ada Louise Huxtable Estate Goes To The Getty
“[The] Getty Research Institute has acquired her archives … [and] those of her husband, industrial designer L. Garth Huxtable, who died in 1989. In addition to the written materials, Huxtable also donated her entire estate to the Getty, including her New York City apartment and a house in Marblehead, Mass.”
UK Education Dept. Launches Poetry-Memorizing Competition
“Poetry by Heart, a Department for Education-funded contest, will see school champions fight through to regional heats, which in turn will select the best reciters for a weekend of finals in London this April.”
Rem Koolhaas To Curate 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale
“[The] responsibility involves curating a central show in the 300m-long Corderie dell’Arsenale, Venice’s former rope-making factory, as well as co-coordinating a number of national pavilions in the sprawling biennial extravaganza – which will open from 7 June – 23 November 2014.”
Toronto’s Peripatetic Crow’s Theatre Gets Permanent Home
“On Tuesday, Crow’s Theatre will announce plans to open a 200-seat theatre in the heart of Toronto’s east-end Leslieville neighbourhood, an $8-million home built into the base of a new condo tower being erected by Streetcar Developments.”
Is Good Will To All Mankind Even Possible?
Stephen T. Asma: “One of the more deeply engrained assumptions of Western liberalism is that we humans can indefinitely increase our capacity to care for others … But I’m rather doubtful. My incredulity, though, is not because people are hypocritical about their ideals or because they succumb to selfishness. The problem lies, instead, in a radical misunderstanding about the true wellsprings of ethical care, namely the emotions.”
City Of Raleigh Covers Carolina Ballet Fundraising Shortfall
“The Carolina Ballet will get some emergency funding from the city after losing funding from one of its significant and regular donors. Ballet Executive Director Lisa Jones said one of the organization’s major donors is no longer in the position to make regular contributions.”
UK To End Performance Licence Requirements For Small Venues
When changes to the Licensing Law are enacted this spring, “it will no longer be required to have a licence to host a play or dance performance, between the hours of 8am and 11pm, where the number of people in an audience is fewer than 500. ”
A Long Look Backstage At Covent Garden
“From the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden, Kirsty Wark takes us on an unprecedented journey behind the scenes with The Royal Opera featuring live rehearsals, interviews and insights.”