“As part of a pilot program aimed at curbing illicit performances on the rails, the de Blasio administration is urging dancers to take their act above ground, setting aside outdoor space for performances that can allow dancers to earn tips legally.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
On Creating A Company: Twyla Tharp Blogs The Final Rehearsals For Her 50th Anniversary Tour
“What makes a company? It is, like a good performance, greater than the sum of its parts. It brings together a wealth of experiences and commitments that create a single foundation. Tacitly expressed in the dancing is a guarantee to the audience that whatever goes down, there’s no need for panic because onstage we have your back.”
‘This Week, Hedda Gabler Will Die On Twitter’
“There will be no further Tweets from @Heddathruaglass where, over the last two years, Katherine Tozer has been tweeting every day in character charting Hedda’s life, latterly on her extended honeymoon with her husband in Europe. Over the last few days, the daily tweet has brought Hedda closer and closer to home and the point where Ibsen’s play begins.”
New Music Gets Its Own Mini-Carnegie Hall – In Brooklyn, Of Course
“There’s nothing else quite like it in New York. Establishment venues like Zankel Hall have welcomed composers, the 28-year-old organization Bang on a Can has colonized virtually every concert space in the city, and (Le) Poisson Rouge has found a winning combination of eclectic programming, casual atmosphere, and poor acoustics. But new music has never had its own miniature Carnegie Hall, a space explicitly designed for musical experimentation.”
Walter Isaacson Turns Down Offer To Be Librarian Of Congress: Report
A source told Politico that the 63-year-old Isaacson – former chairman and CEO of CNN, former managing editor of Time, currently president of the Aspen Institute, and author of admired biographies of Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Kissinger, and Steve Jobs – was approached by the White House about the job and declined.
Why Are Boston Accents So Wicked Awful In Movies?
“Boston native Seth Stevenson demonstrates the do’s and don’ts of non-rhoticity, the intrusive r, and the broad a. Soon enough, you’ll be pahking cahs, sawring wood, and taking a bahth.” (video)
The Secret To Self-Confidence (And Stardom) Is Simply Hard Work, Says Mindy Kaling
“People talk about confidence without ever bringing up hard work. That’s a mistake. I know I sound like some dour older spinster on Downton Abbey who has never felt a man’s touch and whose heart has turned to stone, but I don’t understand how you could have self-confidence if you don’t do the work.”
Melvin Bernhardt, 84, Tony-Winning Director
“Known for his astute casting and skillful work with actors,” Bernhard directed two Pultizer-winning plays – Paul Zindel’s The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1970) and Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart (1980) – and picked up a Tony for his 1978 production of Hugh Leonard’s Da.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sally Mann Lead List Of National Book Award Nonfiction Nominees
“The nominated works, which were announced on Wednesday, tackle a diverse array of subjects, and include a book that explores the rich inner lives of octopuses; a deeply researched account of the outpouring of grief that followed the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; and a natural and cultural history of rain that, according to one critic, ‘will make a rain fanatic out of anyone.'”
Now That He’s Won A Nobel, Author Patrick Modiano Is Finally Catching On
Well, in America, we mean. “All told, 10 of his books have been published in the U.S. since the Nobel announcement last October. English translations of six more novels are due later this year and in 2016.” Here’s a Q&A with the 70-year-old French author.