“Automobile Speed + Light + Noise (around 1913), a painting by the Italian Futurist Giacomo Balla (1871-1958), is due to go back on display at the Kunsthaus Zurich in Switzerland in November following a six-month stint in the museum’s restoration studio” – whose process was, well, unorthodox.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Meet The Woman Who Got Naked, Covered Herself In Paint, And Rolled Around On Paper For Yves Klein
“As some of Klein’s Anthropometry paintings go on show at Tate Liverpool, [Elena] Palumbo-Mosca, now 81, rejects the notion that she was exploited and says she was more than just a ‘living brush’ or a traditional passive model.”
Buffalo Philharmonic Was Once As Down And Out As Its City – And Both Are Coming Back
“‘When I got here,’ [music director JoAnn Falletta said of the orchestra’s hall], ‘there was graffiti all over this, and the glass was broken.’ That was in the late 1990s, when many assumed that Buffalo and its orchestra were both pretty much finished. … Nearly two decades later, the orchestra has proved its viability – as has the city, slowly yet steadily improving its fortunes.”
Does Wayne McGregor’s Extreme Choreography Hurt His Dancers? (He Says No)
“His movement style, born of his fascination with extreme physicality and hyperarticulation, has redefined the look of today’s dancers and virtually turned their bodies inside out. … Sometimes it looks as if he’s putting his dancers through a very painful wringer. No way, he counters. ‘These dancers are not stupid – they won’t do whatever I say. They are phenomenally bright individuals who are interested in changing the nature of technique, and with our joint intelligence we want to test the limit of what’s possible.'”
Fort Worth Symphony, Amidst Strike, Cancels All Remaining Concerts In 2016
“Symphony management announced Monday it has canceled concerts through Dec. 31 as a result of the ongoing musicians’ strike. Management and the musicians union met Saturday for the first time in almost two months to try to reach a new contract agreement for the musicians. They were unsuccessful.”
Philadelphia Orchestra Launches On-Demand Streaming Audio
Orchestra on Demand “offers a sprinkling of concerts from current and past seasons, dating back to Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s inaugural 2012-13 season as music director. Additional content includes concerts by former music director Wolfgang Sawallisch.”
Shakespeare’s Globe Loses First Donor Over Sacking Of Director
“A charity that made its first grants to Shakespeare’s Globe under artistic director Emma Rice’s tenure has revealed it will not give the theatre any more money, and is threatening to demand the return of money it has already pledged.”
Sacking Of Shakespeare’s Globe Director Is *Not* About Lighting And Decor She Chose
Matt Trueman: “She’s clearly been pushed, but it’s the speed that’s so shocking. The decision comes at the end of her very first season … Rice has challenged a hell of a lot in a short space of time – too much, too soon it now seems.”
UK Equity Develops Special Contract For Small Dance Companies
“Equity has revealed plans to draw up a contract especially for small-scale dance companies in a bid to improve pay and conditions in the independent sector. The union is working with the Independent Theatre Council on a contract that will be similar to the current Equity/ITC performers contract, but will be tailor-made for dancers, with their needs and requirements in mind.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.25.16
From Arts Experience to Human Experience
by Barry C. Hughson A few months ago, I attended the dress rehearsal for Dreamers Ever Leave You. It was a transformational artistic and human experience. … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-10-25
Great job. You’re fired
Shakespeare’s Globe yesterday released a baffling public statement. It praised Emma Rice, its new artistic director, for the creative, critical and commercial success of her first season, her achievement in attracting new, diverse audiences. And then it sacked her. … read more
AJBlog: Performance Monkey Published 2016-10-25
Monday Recommendation: Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell, Something Gold, Something Blue (High Note). Harrell’s front-line partners in this stimulating venture are fellow trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and the adventuresome guitarist Charles Altura, each more than three decades younger than the leader. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-25
“Showtime” at the Met for Kerry James Marshall: All that Glitters…?
It’s no wonder that Chicago artist Kerry James Marshall, a youthful 61, murmured, “Showtime,” as he strode through the Met Breuer’s press scrum yesterday, turned to the crowd that filled the lobby, and and raised his arms triumphantly before making introductory remarks at his highly anticipated retrospective. … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-10-25
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