Matthew Westphal – Page 1947 – ArtsJournal Wayback

Of All The Third Reich’s Weird Propaganda Tricks, This Was The Weirdest

“What makes the tale of Charlie and His Orchestra so twisted is that the Nazis shot back American songs at the Allies, albeit doctored with especially demented propaganda lyrics. … The most frequent target of Charlie’s venom isn’t the Jews, but Winston Churchill.”

Met Opera Faces Possible Downgrade Of Credit Rating

“Moody’s, which rates the Met’s $100 million of debt A3, seventh-highest, said the review ‘reflects softening in earned and gift revenue’ … Moody’s may lower the rating by several steps if deficits continue to limit the Met’s liquidity.”

Atlanta Symphony Musicians Say Departed CEO Wasn’t The Problem

When he resigned this week, Stanley Romanstein wrote that his continued presence would be “an impediment” to ending the lockout. But, says the leader of the musicians’ union, “Stanley was never empowered to negotiate an agreement with the Musicians of the ASO; neither this negotiation nor in 2012.”

Child Porn Charges Against Australian Artist Dismissed

“Paul Yore was charged after his large-scale installation, Everything is F—ed, was shown at [a Melbourne-area gallery] last year. The collage featured children’s faces superimposed on images of male bodies performing sex acts.”

Coming Back To Ballet After Beating Thyroid Trouble And Weight Gain

Kathryn Morgan had been dancing with New York City Ballet for four years when she was diagnosed with an under-functioning thyroid – complete with exhaustion, hair loss, migraines, and, of course, weight gain – at age 21. After two years trying to dance through it and then two years off, she’s ready to relaunch her career. (includes video)

Family Of Ballet Stars Make Their Move To Broadway

Siblings Megan and Robert Fairchild and wife/sister-in-law Tiler Peck, all principal dancers at New York City Ballet, chat with Playbill.com about their upcoming leading roles in On the Town, An American in Paris, and Little Dancer.

Georgian Cinema Emerges From The Shadows

“The story of Georgian cinema stretches back more than a century and is filled with remarkable achievements, from silent films featuring stunning landscapes and dynamic editing to subtle anti-Soviet critiques and startlingly inventive poetic narratives. … It’s an aesthetically diverse but often daring cinema that has been internationally acclaimed, and yet some of its filmmakers have been underappreciated and many films have long been unavailable.”

Watch Matisse’s “The Swimming Pool” Get Restored

“After a five-year conservation effort to restore its original colour balance, height, and spatial configuration, Henri Matisse’s The Swimming Pool returns to view at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art … This video takes viewers behind the scenes of MoMA’s ambitious conservation effort and reveals the process behind bringing this iconic work back to life.”

Moscow’s Ferocious Literary Feud Over Solzhenitsyn (Who’s Been Dead For Six Years)

It all started when the editor of Literaturnaya Gazeta and Kultura suggested that Solzhenitsyn voluntarily left the Soviet Union (he was expelled in 1974) and that he “essentially appealed to the Americans to begin a war” against the USSR.

Author: Matthew Westphal