“Before Lygia Clark was getting major museum retrospectives; before Adriana Varejão was represented by leading galleries; before Beatriz Milhazes was achieving high prices at auction, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros was collecting Latin American art … Over the last 16 years, Ms. Cisneros and her husband, Gustavo A. Cisneros, have donated 40 of these pieces to the Museum of Modern Art, where she has served on the board since 1992. Now, they are giving 102 more and establishing a research institute at the museum for the study of Latin American art.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Pittsburgh Symphony Cancels Yet More Concerts; No Negotiations With Striking Musicians Scheduled
“The Pittsburgh Symphony canceled all orchestra events through Nov. 18 in the wake of the musicians’ strike, the organization announced Monday. … As a result, at least four of the 20 core classical concert weekends and two of the orchestra’s seven pops programs scheduled for this season will not take place.”
Columbia’s New Doctoral Program In Dance Education Will Train Teachers Of Teachers
“As the decline of arts education in recent decades has increasingly alarmed cultural institutions, a new $4.36 million gift aims to bolster dance education by taking a different approach. The gift, from Jody Gottfried Arnhold and her husband, John, will allow Teachers College at Columbia University to establish a new doctoral program to train those who train dance teachers.”
Even The Philadelphia Orchestra Can’t Improve The Lot Of The Professional Choral Singer
“New, entirely professional, and a child of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir would seem to be much-needed good news on the choral landscape. But so far in its formation, some Philadelphia vocal freelancers are experiencing consternation or even heartbreak at how it’s being handled.”
Bob Dylan Has Given No Response Whatsoever To His Nobel Prize
“So far the American troubadour has responded with silence since he won the prize on Thursday. He gave a concert in Las Vegas that very night, but made no mention of the accolade … [though his] set ended with a cover of Frank Sinatra’s ‘Why Try to Change Me Now’.”
Uffizi Gallery Overhauls Display Of Old Masters
“The new layout drastically modifies how the museum’s sizable collection of Botticelli paintings and works by Pollaiolo, Hugo van der Goes, Rogier van der Weyden and Domenico Ghirlandaio are exhibited, giving all the works sufficient space to shine.”
Chicago’s Hubbard Street Dance Seeks New HQ
“Initially founded in 1974 as organization providing dance classes, Hubbard Street evolved in 1977 to include a troupe of professional dancers under founder Lou Conte. … The growth of the dance organization has prompted the board to seek possible alternatives to the 53,000-square-foot facility where Hubbard Street Dance is now based.”
Pierre Etaix, France’s King Of Slapstick, Dead At 87
“A trained clown who performed in circuses and cabarets, Mr. Etaix was supporting himself as an illustrator when he met filmmaker Jacques Tati,” who immediately offered him an apprenticeship. “Although [he] directed and starred in only five feature films and several shorts … he was considered one of the most brilliant physical comedians of the past half-century.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.17.16
Welcome to … Where Are We?
Danish Dance Theatre comes to the Joyce Theater, October 13-16.
Help! I’ve been sucked into a nightmarish world known only to people who’ve seen too much dance. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-10-17
Inspiring talk
The talks at the important — and inspiring — DePauw School of Music Symposium — have started to stream.I gave the keynote, but that’s not as important to me as what others said. … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-10-17
Monday Recommendation: Sanders & Strosahl
Nick Sanders & Logan Strosahl, Janus (Sunnyside)
Collaborators since their student days at the New England Conservatory nearly a decade ago, pianist Sanders and saxophonist Strosahl are dedicated to tradition and improvisation. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-17
A Sanders-Strosahl Followup
Nick Sanders and Logan Strosahl, now and then put up a video on their YouTube channel. Their recent album is the new Rifftides Monday Recommendation (see the previous post). Here is a standard song … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-17
Silent Bond
Unspoken romantic feelings. The absent, or undemonstrative, parent. Kitchen table tales of a like-minded ancestor. All of us have had deep connections to other human beings that are never expressed, yet hold a powerful influence over our thoughts and actions. … read more
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2016-10-17
A good day’s work
I started writing newspaper and magazine profiles, mostly of musicians, some thirty-odd years ago. I only gave it up when my duties as a peripatetic drama critic grew too demanding. It wouldn’t be quite right to say that I regret having done so … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-10-17
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For First Time Since Civil War, Beirut’s National Museum Has All Its Galleries Open
“The National Museum of Beirut, which stood on the deadly Green Line during the Lebanese civil war, has reopened fully to the public after more than 40 years. On 7 October, [dignitaries] inaugurated the restored basement galleries dedicated to Lebanon’s ancient funerary art.”