“The New York Times this week quietly ended its coverage of restaurants, art galleries, theaters and other commercial and nonprofit businesses in the tri-state region, laying off dozens of longtime contributors and prompting protests from many of the institutions that will be affected. They foresee an impact not only on patronage but, in the case of the nonprofits, on their ability to raise funds to survive.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Bass Museum In Miami Postpones Reopening To Next Year
“Because of construction delays, the Bass contemporary art museum in Miami will reopen in the spring of 2017 rather than on Dec. 1 … In the meantime, the Bass will continue its programming in offsite locations.”
The Dancer Who Came Back From A Shattered Leg To Become A Company Principal
“Dragged under the wheel of a London bus, ballet dancer Joseph Skelton was told he might never walk again without a limp.”
Robert Battle’s Been Taking Some Heat At The Ailey Company – And He’s Glad For It
He’s only the third artistic director that Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has ever had, and not everyone has been happy to see him add works like Hofesh Schechter’s bleak and aggressive Uprising to the repertoire of a company whose brand is so tied up with inspiration and uplift. Says Battle, “I can’t imagine living anywhere other than on the edge – that place where you’re understood and misunderstood with the same amount of passion.”
London’s Finally Got Night Tube Service, And Now It Will Have A ‘Night Tsar’
“London mayor Sadiq Khan has begun the process of appointing a ‘night tsar’ for the capital, who will develop a vision for night-time culture and entertainment in a ’24-hour city’. … [He or she] will be an ambassador for London’s night-time economy, working with sectors including culture and the arts as well as with pubs and clubs.”
‘Project Prospero’ – Shakespeare’s Globe Plans Major Expansion
“Shakespeare’s Globe is planning a major redevelopment project that will create a new library and archive facility, rehearsal studios underneath the theatre and an upgrading of its production departments.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.31.16
Guillermo Del Toro at LACMA
I must admit to being the kind of museum-goer instinctively suspicious of exhibits about popular culture. I say this as someone who loves pop culture and spends most of his life there. But these … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2016-08-31
From Private Delectation to Public Display: The Prado’s Once Hidden Nudes Flaunted at the Clark
The seemingly robust attendance (figures not yet available) at the Clark Art Institute’s current summer extravaganza — Splendor, Myth and Vision: Nudes from the Prado (to Oct. 10) — runs counter to Robin Pogrebin’s assertion in the NY Times … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-08-31
Explosion of harps
So, yesterday I blogged about how complex Wagner’s orchestration is in Götterdämmerung. Far more complex than it is in earlier Ring operas (apart from the last part of Siegfried). Today, a quirky orchestral detail. So quirky. Weird! … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-08-31
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Those Studies That Found That Smiling Can Improve Your Bad Mood? Well …
“This concept has been a standard in self-help for many years: Fake it till you make it; sulk until you hulk. Act the way you want to feel, and the rest will fall into place. … Smiling can make you happy or decrease your stress.” Now the studies on which the concept was based have been re-tried by researchers, and the old results haven’t been replicated. Daniel Engber lays out the history.
That Crazy Woman Who Released Hundreds Of Crickets In A New York Subway Car? It Was Performance Art, And She’s Under Arrest
“In case you haven’t seen the viral video of the incident – which, it turns out, was filmed by [her] friends – it is 18 minutes of mayhem.” (And she had considered using cockroaches.) Now that she’s in trouble, she’s very, very sorry.
Even Ancient Egyptian Mothers Punished Their Rotten, Ungrateful Children In Their Wills, 3,000-Year-Old Document Shows
“The document, called The Will of Naunakht, tells the story of a woman who decided only some of her eight children should be recipients of her estate and clearly disinherits others for not taking care of her in her old age. … Those who contested the will in the future could be recipients of a severe punishment – ‘a hundred blows’ and [confiscation of] his property.”