Although playwright Henry Ong claims that his script for Sweet Karma is faithful to the life of Haing S. Ngor, “the estate of the late Oscar winner has come out against the play, threatening to take legal action against the writer.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Museum In China Closes After Almost All Of Its Collection Turns Out To Be Fake
“Wei Yingjun, a consultant to the Jibaozhai Museum in Jizhou, about 150 miles south of Beijing, insists the situation is not that bad. He is ‘quite positive’ that 80 or even more pieces out of tens of thousands in the museum are authentic. In spite of this sterling defence, regional authorities in Hebei province have closed the museum amid a national scandal.”
Explaining The Bolshoi Ballet, By The Western Presenter Who Knows Them Best
Lilian Hochhauser, who with her husband has been bringing the Bolshoi to London for 50 years: “It’s always been a fairly explosive company … They never hid their feelings, if you like. … But the most incredible thing is that nothing affects the dancing. The Mariinsky have also had their internal problems, but they’re rather quieter, you know, they’re calm. These are excitable people, the Bolshoi.”
Bolshoi Theater Musician Falls Into Orchestra Pit, Dies
“Violinist Viktor Sedov, 65, a veteran of the ballet and opera house’s orchestra for four decades, fell into the pit where the orchestra sits just below the stage during performances.”
Was The Young Stravinsky Really Bisexual?
In a new book, longtime Stravinsky assistant Robert Craft claims that Stravinky – for most of his life quite unashamed of his heterosexual philandering – Igor had several affairs with men. But a number of experts are unconvinced by the scant evidence Craft has provided.
New Building For Oldest Christian Manuscripts
A two-story library and conservation facility has opened within the ancient Coptic monastery complex at Deir al-Surian in the Egyptian desert. The archives there “include the earliest dated Christian literary manuscript (AD411), the earliest dated Biblical manuscript (AD459) and the earliest dated Gospel manuscript (AD510).”
Dominic Dromgoole To Leave Shakespeare’s Globe In 2016
“Dominic Dromgoole has announced he is to step down from his position as artistic director at Shakespeare’s Globe … He will leave the company on April 23, 2016 after a decade in the post. This will coincide with the end of a global, two-year tour of Hamlet, which the London venue announced this week.”
Things Are Getting Better For Black Actors In Britain, Says David Harewood
“‘There’s something particular about the European experience,’ [a respected director] said. I don’t think you’d quite understand.’ Thankfully, those days have largely gone, at least in the UK; audiences are quite used to seeing black actors in anything from Edwardian comedies to Victorian dramas, contemporary writing as well as revered classics.”
Renzo Piano Designs A Micro-House
“When I was a student, in the ’60s, I dreamt of making a house 7 feet by 7 feet, as a dream of freedom, of self-moderation,” he said. The prototype house he’s designed for the furniture company Vitra isn’t quite that small, but it’s not far off.
David Lynch Was Traumatized By A Disney Song
“The cerebral Lynch has a very personal relationship with music, so much so that The A.V. Club was requested to refrain from actually saying the title ‘It’s A Small World’ throughout the entire interview. A code word for the song, ‘Flappy,’ was predetermined before the interview.”