“Mayra Worthen, founder and former artistic director of Ballet San Antonio, is launching Ballet Hispanico de San Antonio, a Latin-oriented company of classically trained dancers.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
New York Theater Ballet Seeks New Home After Building Is Sold
The New York Theater Ballet, a small company with an outsize reputation for staging classics and the work of emerging choreographers, … has until Sept. 30 to vacate its studio and office space … on the fifth floor of the parish house of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church.”
Players’ Rebellion At Israeli Sinfonietta
“Ma’ayan Beider-Jacobssohn, 32, of Rehovot, very quickly became the leader of the musicians, most of them older Russians who earn a paltry salary. After he fought for their rights, the orchestra’s management dismissed him. On Monday a labor court ordered his job restored, but apparently that isn’t the last word in this struggle.”
When Billy Crystal Turns Into (As Robin Williams Puts It) An “Angry Old Jew”
“Among the topics that can bring this out in Mr. Crystal, 65, … are the acknowledgment of his advancing years; personal losses he has experienced; and, tangentially, the labored creation of his 2012 film, Parental Guidance, which cast him and Bette Midler as unconventional grandparents, and which he said was not an easy sell at the major movie studios.”
The Most Embarrassing, Most Influential Piece of American Theater History
“The first nationally popular American play” – if a property with so many wildly differing adaptations can be thought of a one play – “was Uncle Tom’s Cabin, transformed onstage from an anti-slavery text into a racist spectacle whose influence survives till today.”
The Evolutionary Case For Fiction
“Among the many things that set humans apart from other animals is our capacity for counterfactual thinking. At its most basic level, this means we can hypothesize what might happen if we run out of milk; in its most elaborate form – we get War and Peace. Stories, then, are complex counterfactual explorations of possible outcomes: What would happen if I killed my landlady? What would happen if I had an affair with Count Vronsky? How do I avoid a water buffalo?”
Are You A Language Bully?
“Here’s the best way to know for certain: Do you annoy and infuriate people at dinner parties and other social gatherings by correcting others on how they use or pronounce certain words? That’s the key hallmark, because there’s certainly nothing wrong with simply knowing things about words that the average person does not.”
Keeping Your Enemies Close: New York’s Museum Of Art & Design Chooses Harshest Critic As Director
“The Museum of Arts and Design has named Glenn Adamson as its director, choosing a researcher without the typical executive experience who has been one of the museum’s most scathing critics.”
Musicians Ask Minnesota Orchestra For Updated Financial Information
“Specifically, musicians seek a cost summary of the renovation of Orchestra Hall, the 2013 budget, financial and contribution reports, the projected 2014 budget and fundraising plans, as well as the season schedule.”
Minnesota Orchestra CEO: Well, Of Course We Want Osmo To Stay, But …
Michael Henson: “Ultimately, if Osmo decides to go, that is his decision. We want him to stay through to the end of his contract. However, in the longer term, we have to look after the health and well-being of this orchestra. … [We] cannot let two concerts at Carnegie Hall determine the future of the organization.”