“Now Is All There Is – Bodies in Motion, a series of 34 images created over the past two years, captures the astonishing poise and expression of the dancers’ bodies away from their workaday environment at the Royal Opera House.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Making Art On The Dancing Body (This Is Not A Metaphor)
In Urban Souls Dance Company’s Canvas and Choreography, “company dancers became human canvases and guests with pots of paint became the surprise artists.”
Let’s Skewer The Technophobes Who Think The Internet Is Killing The Novel
“So: to recap. Writers can’t write anything because they keep looking at the internet, which, as it does with everyone, is making them stupid. If they do write something, no-one wants to read it. If someone does want to read it, they can’t, because the internet has permanently disabled the part of their brain that enables them to concentrate on any text longer than a tweet.”
Where Have All The African American Audiences Gone For Concert Dance?
“Many professional dance companies in major U.S. cities dream of having more African American audiences for their work. Reality sets in as artistic and administrative staff look out over the crowd and wonder where all the African Americans audiences have gone.”
Mexican City Fights Back Against Looting Of Historic Churches
“A small, picturesque city 80 miles southeast of Mexico City, Cholula is said to have a church for every day of the year. There are, in reality, about 80 in all, many dating to the 17th century and filled with paintings and sculptures from that time. It is enough to draw hordes of worshipers – and thieves.”
Japanese Filmmaker Nagisa Oshima Dead At 80
“[He] challenged and subverted the pieties of Japanese society and the conventions of Japanese cinema and … gained international notoriety in 1976 for the sexually explicit In the Realm of the Senses.”
Philadelphia’s Prince Music Theater Gets New Start As Performing Arts Center
“Now, after a more recent series of legal plots and subplots, the Prince has emerged from bankruptcy with new leadership – and a mission that may or may not continue its role in developing new work. The Prince, which resides in a former movie house on Chestnut Street, exited Chapter 11 on Oct. 15 with something it did not have before: owners.”
Why Starting A Musical Instrument Young Makes A Difference: Neurology
“New evidence comes from brain scans of 36 highly skilled musicians, split equally between those who started lessons before and after the age of 7, but who had done a similar amount of training and practice.” It’s all about coordination.
England’s Forgotten Genius Of Architecture, Sarah Losh
“She was able to pursue her desire to build because she was independently wealthy, unmarried and locally influential, and she acquired the knowledge to do it because her older male relatives honored and encouraged her intelligence.”
Making Theater Without Sight Or Sound
“The Israeli theater ensemble Nalagaat, which is made up of deaf and blind performers, tells stories through pantomime and by baking bread.”