Past Hits and a New Dance from Abroad
The Alvin Ailey America Dance Theater at New York City Center, November 30-December 31. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-12-08
Author: Matthew Westphal
Did The Neanderthals Have Religion? If They Did, How Would We Know?
Well, that depends. If you consider religion strictly a matter of belief, we can’t know. But if, like anthropologist Barbara J. King, you see religion as practice, there’s evidence.
How Did You Actually Film That Embarrassing Sex Scene? 10 Directors Tell How
Kyle Buchanan talks to Leslye Headland (Sleeping With Other People), Mary Harron (American Psycho), Paul Feig (Bridesmaids), John Krokidas (Kill Your Darlings), and half a dozen others (including Paul Verhoeven of Showgirls, of course).
You’ll Recognize Pantone’s 2017 Color Of The Year From Your Old Crayola Crayon Box
Remember “spring green”? That’s not what Pantone’s calling it, of course, but even so …
What Can Artists Do To Effectively Oppose Trump? Not Much – But That’s Not Really Their Job
Adam Kirsch: “One illusion that will be particularly painful to part with is the idea that high culture and the arts have any effective power in American life. … The central role that writers and artists have played in public debate and popular culture is a thing of the past, but that role was always secondary to their real purpose.”
Oh, *This* Will Be Juicy: Martin Amis Is Writing A Novel About Christopher Hitchens, Saul Bellow, And Philip Larkin
“It’s hard going but the one benefit is that I have the freedom to invent things,” he says. “I don’t have them looking over my shoulder any more.” Because, of course, they’re all dead now.
Are DC’s Big Theaters Hoarding Their Audience Pools Instead Of Sharing Them?
The good news from a decade-long study of the area’s seven major pro companies is that audiences there aren’t tapped out, they’re growing (even subscriptions increased!). But there was one startling finding: “A whopping 85 percent of audiences patronize a single troupe.”
Fort Worth Symphony Musicians Approve New Contract And Head Back To Work
“The musicians voted on Wednesday to approve a new labor agreement with orchestra management that includes a pay freeze for the first two years and modest pay raises in the last two years of the four-year contract.”
The Women Of Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Cinema Of Women’
Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma. Marisa Paredes, Emma Suárez, and others on how the flamboyant director creates his female-centered worlds.
We Will Not Extradite Roman Polanski, Rules Poland’s Supreme Court
The current Polish government had asked the court to allow the extradition of the director (who is a dual citizen of Poland and France) to the U.S. over his notorious statutory rape charge from the 1970s.