Akram Khan, Hofesh Schechter, and DV8 Physical Theatre’s Lloyd Newson say that dancers from elsewhere students are “fitter, stronger and more versatile”, while those trained in the UK “lack rigour, technique and performance skills.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Even Five-Year-Olds Can Sense That It’s Sometimes Better To Tell White Lies To People
“One of the best (and, sometimes, worst) things about being around young kids is how honest they are. A 3-year-old I know, for example, recently (and very sincerely) asked a visiting relative why he has such a fat belly. But at what age do kids start to realize that saying exactly what they think can hurt other people’s feelings?”
New York Attorney General Investigating Cooper Union’s Finances
The inquiry will examine the handling of the school’s endowment, management of its largest asset (the Chrysler Building), the terms of the $175 million in debt the board took on for a new starchitect-designed building, and how things came to the point that a lavishly endowed insitution created to be tuition-free had to begin charging students last year.
London’s Royal Opera House Trying To Fend Off Backstage Strike
“A last-ditch attempt to prevent strike action at the Royal Opera House has begun between the Covent Garden venue and backstage union BECTU. The union is seeking a 4% across the board pay increase for backstage staff who, in early March, rejected an offer from the Royal Opera House for a 2% rise.”
More Private Funding Of UK Arts Will Make London-vs-Regional Imbalance Even Worse, Says Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary
“For all the efforts that have been made, and for all the good donors outside of London, actually there is a massive imbalance. The truth is that even if you do have a proper strategy, you can’t just leave it to the market.”
Eddie Murphy Wins Kennedy Center’s 2015 Mark Twain Prize
Eddie Murphy let loose on the Kennedy Center stage – that should be quite some monologue at the gala on October 18.
An Interactive Map Of Shakespeare’s London
“[It] pulls information from databases with names of locations, people, organizations in the city at the time, as well as reference material about the early modern period in London. These data are layered on to the ‘Agas’ base map [from 1561]. So if you click on the Middle Temple building, for example, the map will give you an idea of what it is and how it was used, back when Shakespeare was around.”
Colombian Novel From 1983 Makes Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2015 Shortlist
In the Beginning Was the Sea by Tomás González, “published in 1983 – by the owner of the nightclub where its author was then a barman – has been shortlisted alongside the work of international stars Haruki Murakami and Daniel Kehlmann for the 2015 Independent foreign fiction prize.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 04.09.15
Breaking Now: The MFA Names A New Director
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For services rendered
AJBlog: About Last Night ublished 2015-04-09
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Toronto Symphony CEO Breaks Silence Over Buying Out Valentina Lisitsa’s Contract
Jeff Melanson: “We did not go public with this story because we were trying to protect Valentina and her reputation. We are now going public because she basically forced the issue on us and now we are speaking to you.”