And the Vancouver-based company isn’t doing it only by commissioning and performing work created by women (which it does). For this company, and for the female choreographers working with it, the issue isn’t even worth discussing.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Jian Ghomeshi Strikes To Deal To Avoid Second Sexual Assault Trial
“The former radio host will appear in court on Wednesday, almost one month earlier than he was slated to go to trial on a single charge of sexual assault … At that time, Mr. Ghomeshi is expected to sign a peace bond that would prompt the Crown to withdraw the charge.” At a high-profile trial in March, Ghomeshi was acquitted on a separate set of charges due to misconduct by the accusers.
Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Had To Give Up My Plans To Move Home To Brooklyn Because I Was Doxed By The Real-Estate-Porn Press
“My friend found a house on Lincoln Road. He dubbed it ‘The Dream.’ He told me my wife would love it. She did. I did. … But no one keep secrets in Brooklyn.” (Least of all the seller’s broker, Keith Mack of Corcoran.)
Here’s How To Get Butts Into The Met Opera’s Empty Seats
“The answer, it seems to be, is a refinement and great expansion of the existing Rush Ticket program (as originally backed by the sainted Agnes Varis.)” La Cieca explains how exactly this would work, complete with (“take a deep breath,” she warns) math.
‘There Is A Genuine Greatness To Bad Singing’: Anne Midgette On Why We Love Florence Foster Jenkins
“Great bad singers take our greatest fears and put them on the stage in front of us. Florence Foster Jenkins lives out all of our worst nightmares: getting up in public unprepared, being mocked without knowing it, realizing you have forgotten to get dressed before going out.”
Is Britain’s Government Planning To Kill The BBC Trust And Revoke The Network’s Independence?
“In a few days, the culture secretary John Whittingdale will release a white paper making recommendations for a total overhaul of the way the BBC is run.” Among those recommendations: “The organisation that regulated the BBC, the independent BBC Trust, will be abolished. There will be a new BBC board with a chair and deputy chair appointed directly by the government.”
UK Government Drops Plans To Privatize Channel Four
“Ministers have considered plans including a £1bn selloff of the broadcaster, which on Tuesday reported record revenues of almost £1bn and the first audience growth at its main channel in a decade. But they are now understood to have dropped plans for a full sale of the state-owned, commercially-funded broadcaster, instead focusing on selling a minority stake to a strategic partner such as BT.”
France’s Angry ‘Intermittents’: There’s An Agreement On Unemployment Insurance For Temporary Arts Workers, But They’re Still Occupying Theatres
After several weeks of demonstrations and several days of long negotiations, five unions, one organization of presenters, and the Ministry of Culture finalized a deal to more-or-less preserve France’s system of unemployment payments for performing arts workers between jobs. But not everyone’s on board yet, venues in several cities are still being occupied by demonstrators, and there’s a very tempting target – the Cannes Film Festival – about to begin. Sophie Rahal explains what’s in the agreement and where things stand. (in French; Google Translate version here)
Backstage With Ballet’s Most Explosive Couple, Sergei Polunin And Natalia Osipova
“‘I’d heard about his reputation, everyone in our world knew about it. People said he wasn’t very responsible, that he ran away. So at first I thought I would never dance with him.’ As Natalia Osipova glances at Sergei Polunin, sitting protectively beside her, the ballerina’s pale, guarded face brightens with sudden laughter – the dancer, with whom she swore never to share a stage is now the man with whom she’s currently sharing her life.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 05.09.16
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Monday Recommendation: A Twofer
Kirk MacDonald, Symmetry (Addo)
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