Lyndsey Winship, citing such examples as Siobhan Davies’s’ material/rearranged/to/be and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Babel(words) and m¡longa: “It’s the choreographer’s prerogative, of course, but in an art form that already feels distant and unreadable to some audiences, being wilfully abstruse in your labelling doesn’t exactly help. … It can feel as though artists are attempting to prove their cleverness and exclusivity when jargon actually functions as a barrier rather than an invitation.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Bolshoi Prima Ballerina On How It Feels To Dance The Dual Lead In ‘Swan Lake’
Svetlana Zakharova: “This ballet is so difficult, not just technically, but also on an emotional level. It’s so complex. You need to be 100 percent sure that you have the full technique, that you will be interesting to the audience, that during the White Adagio, people won’t be able to tear their eyes away from you.” (includes video)
One Of Broadway’s Oldest Surviving Theaters Is Now Its Youngest
“When the Hudson Theater reopens on Saturday, Feb. 11 – with Jake Gyllenhaal adding star power to the revival of Sunday in the Park With George – it becomes Broadway’s 41st and newest playhouse, 114 years after it became one of Broadway’s first. (It opened with a production of Cousin Kate starring Ethel Barrymore.)” Erik Piepenburg offers a history of the house, with photos.
Revolving Auditorium To Be Part Of New Creative District In Liverpool
The theatre and music venue would be the first in Britain (and only the third in the world) with a rotating seating area in the center of the hall and stages/performing spaces against the walls. The hall is part of the proposed Ten Streets creative district, plans for which have just been revealed.
Classical Composers Aren’t Exactly Celebrities In America – So How Did Philip Glass Become A Household Name?
Steve Reich and John Adams have been more innovative; Michael Nyman writes Hollywood film scores, too. But Glass is the one who gets name-checked in Gilmore Girls and made fun of on The Simpsons and South Park. Why is this? Dan Ruccia has an explanation. (It’s not because of Cousin Ira.)
Fired Director Of Shakespeare’s Globe Talks About Her Sacking – And Why She’s Still There
The board of the replica 16th-century theatre in London decided to replace Emma Rice last November, just a year into her initial two-year contract. Yet she’s still on the job, and she’s just announced the details of this summer’s season, her last there – and she’s explained why she didn’t just walk away.
Uffizi Gallery In Florence Begins Long-Term Project To Show More Female Artists From History
The initiative, which begins next month with an exhibition devoted to Suor Plautilla Nelli (1523-87), the first known female painter in Florence, grew out of a conversation between Uffizi director Eike Schmidt and the Guerrilla Girls.
Verona’s Ancient Roman Amphitheatre To Get Retractable Roof
A winner has been chosen from among 87 designs submitted for roofing the Arena di Verona, which dates back to 30 AD and is still regularly used for concerts and other events, as well as for one of the world’s most famous (and financially precarious) opera festivals.
Composer Michael Hersch Wins $250,000 Award From Johns Hopkins
The head of the composition department at the Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University’s conservatory, Hersch was named the winner of the 2017 President’s Frontier Award, which goes to a JHU faculty member “poised to break new ground and be a leader in [his/her] field.”
See The Shimmering Walls Of Iran’s ‘Emerald Mosque’
At the Shah Cheragh in Shiraz, “mosaics made of mirror shards and tiles cover each wall. Glittering chandeliers hang from the ceilings and spots of light dance in the domes. As the above video by Great Big Story shows, being inside is like inhabiting a disco ball.”