Scholars have suspected for decades that the Codex Selden (also called the Codex Anute), a Mixtec document in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, had an earlier document underneath the one visible, but modern hyperspectral imaging technology has now confirmed it.
Author: Matthew Westphal
One Of London’s Top Dance Critics Gives Up Her Gig
“This is my last column as The Spectator‘s dance spectator. It’s been the deepest pleasure to wander on your behalf around the fertile landscape of dance, but I’m off to Oxford University to do some research. Thank you for bearing with my thoughts and I hope you bought a few tickets as a result.”
Met Opera Posts Balanced Budget Despite Falling Box Office, But Major Challenges Loom
“Despite a record low in paid attendance last season, the Metropolitan Opera is on track to balance its budget for the second year in a row, company officials said. … Below, a breakdown of the opera’s biggest challenges.”
Esa-Pekka Salonen Takes Newly-Created Post At Finnish National Opera And Ballet
For five years beginning next month, Salonen will be the company’s first Artist-in-Association. “[He] will take on responsibilities as a conductor, composer, artistic advisor and ambassador. He will also act as an ambassador for the FNOB in developing new partnerships, and will mentor emerging Finnish conductors.”
Guerrilla Artists Erect Nude Donald Trump Sculptures In Five Cities
“Members of the anarchist collective INDECLINE … unveiled life-size statues of Trump in the nude Thursday morning in public spaces in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Seattle.” (The New York City Parks Dept. removed the statue in Union Square, saying in a statement, “NYC Parks stands firmly against any unpermitted erection in city parks, no matter how small.”)
Toronto Symphony Brings In Cleveland’s Retired Chief To Steady The Ship
“The TSO have announced Gary Hanson, former Executive Director of the Cleveland Orchestra, as the incoming Interim CEO effective September 26, 2016. A native of Toronto and trained as a double bass player, Hanson is a bit of welcome news for the TSO, who have been struggling to regain their stride after a surprisingly salacious year to date.”
Finally, A Video Game With A Ballet Dancer At Its Center
Michal Staniszewski, director of the studio which created Bound: “The character we had, with her mindset, she has these kind of emotions in her. I realized we should use dancing. … There’s not a single game made with ballet dancers in the past so many years – why is that? How many other ideas haven’t been used?”
J.K. Rowling Launches Series Of Mini E-Books
“The first three titles, to be released on Sept. 6 by her publishing platform Pottermore, will focus on the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The e-books, each about 10,000 words long, will include new material as well as writing previously published on Pottermore.com.”
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Names New CEO
“Elizabeth Sobol, formerly president and CEO of Universal Music Classics and managing director of IMG Artists in North/South America, has been named the new president and CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center … [which] has been the summer home of the New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra since it opened in 1966.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.18.16
Ystad Followup: Kathrine Windfeld
The Rifftides wrapup report on the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival included a brief, enthusiastic comment about a performance by the Kathrine Windfeld Big Band of her piece “Aircraft.” This young Danish composer, arranger and pianist … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-08-18
MCA-Chicago’s Terrace concerts, acing outdoor presentation
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art has aced outdoor music presentations with its Tuesdays on the Terrace series, most recently featuring the string trio Hear In Now performing strong yet sensitive chamber jazz. … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2016-08-18
Twerking the Berkshires: Storify & Video from My Workation
If you’ve been following my @CultureGrrl Twitter feed, you know that I made the rounds of Berkshire museums this week. It was meant to be a mini-vacation. But then I kept seeing things that … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-08-18
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