“Northerners and southerners, civilians and soldiers alike attempted to recreate in it the peace and well-being that eluded the nation.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
American Imprisoned In Dubai For Parody Video
“The video in question is a 19-minute short that pokes fun at a clique of Dubai teens who are influenced by hip-hop culture.”
Spike Jonze’s Abandonment Issues
“He keeps making movies in which extremely needy people get what they are seeking (a ghost orchid, an escape from mom, fifteen minutes inside John Malkovich, an O.S. for a girlfriend) but can’t keep it.”
Ailing Pierre Boulez Cancels Chicago Symphony Residency
The maestro, who turns 89 next spring, has suffered a number of health problems in recent years.
ENO’s Income Up 12%
“Increased performances and audience numbers together with a 71% increase in income from sponsorship and donations gave English National Opera a 12% boost in total income to just over £40 million in the year to the end of March.”
Dallas’s New Arts Center Is In The Black, But …
“Officials for the AT&T Performing Arts Center announced Monday that they finished in the black for a second consecutive year,” after an opening year that saw a $3.3 million deficit. But there’s the matter of the capital campaign.
Orlando Ballet Gets Third Exec In Three Years
“The Orlando Ballet has chosen its third executive director in three years. Ron Legler, president of Florida Theatrical Association and owner of downtown nightclub The Abbey, will be the ballet’s interim leader.”
What It Takes To Study Kathakali
Students of the dance-drama from the Indian state of Kerala face a regimen that even ballet dancers might find daunting.
A 21st-Century Star of Ancient Sanskrit Theater
“Not many women in India choose a Sanskrit theatre that’s more than 2,000 years old as their profession. But Margi Sathi not only picked koodiyattam, she also contributed immensely to the evolution of a strong feminine narrative of the ancient art form, while resuscitating nangiarkoothu, a women-only offshoot that dates back to the 10th century.”
Where They’re Turning The Police Blotter Into Literature
This town’s daily newspaper has just released a second paperback of police stories under the title, We Don’t Make This Stuff Up. (No, it’s not in Florida. Who’d believe what goes on down there?)