“Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the long overdue restoration of the Carracci Gallery in the Palazzo Farnese. With the bidding process for restorers now open, work on the Baroque masterpiece, which dates to the beginning of the 17th century, is scheduled to start in January and take a year to complete.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Why Hofesh Schechter Is A Choreographer (And Not A Pianist Or Drummer)
“A life of creation is the one that I want. Choreography is a way and it works. … But I think in the end you don’t choose anything in your life, it’s just how it is going to happen. I don’t mean that in a spiritual way, it’s chemical; just how I am set up.”
Australian Ballet Welcomes First Indigenous Dancer
“At age 23, Ella Havelka has become the first Aboriginal dancer to join The Australian Ballet. A descendant of the Wiradjuri people, Havelka graduated from the Australian Ballet School in 2007, joining Indigenous troupe Bangarra Dance Theatre the following year.”
One Pussy Rioter Freed By Moscow Court
“There were cheers in court when the two-year jail term of Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, was suspended. … The judges on Wednesday accepted the argument of Samutsevich’s lawyer – that Samutsevich had been thrown out of the cathedral by guards before she could remove her guitar from its case for the band’s ‘punk prayer’.”
How Yekaterina Samutsevich Got Her Pussy Riot Conviction Overturned
“The original trial of the punk band, who were sentenced to two years in a penal colony for performing a ‘punk prayer’ against Vladimir Putin in Russia’s main cathedral, was heavily politicised on both sides of the pro-Kremlin and anti-Kremlin divide. … It was a circus of grandiose proportions and with sinister overtones for the defendants and their families. When the appeal hearing came round, Samutsevich probably reasoned that it was time to switch tactics.”
Variety Acquired By Parent Company Of Deadline Hollywood
“The Hollywood trade paper Variety has been acquired by Penske Media Corp. and its financial backer, hedge fund Third Point, for about $25 million … Santa Monica-based Penske already owns Deadline.com.”
Film Festival In BC Evicted From Venue Over Documentary
“Controversy over a documentary about bestiality has forced a Kelowna film festival” – the Okanagan Film Festival International – “to try and secure a new home on the eve of its scheduled opening.”
Jonathan Nott Named Tokyo Symphony Music Director
“The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra has chosen English conductor Jonathan Nott to be its next music director, beginning in the 2014-15 season. Nott has been chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra since 2000, and works as a guest conductor with American and European orchestras.”
Tenor Noah Stewart Says Race Still Matters
“I was working in a restaurant once and … [one] night I sang an aria from Carmen, and a French workmate said, ‘Oh, you have such a beautiful voice and your French is good.’ Then she asked, ‘But what are you going to do?’ I said, ‘What do you mean?’ And she said, ‘Well, you can’t sing Don José because you’re black’.’ I just kind of froze and thought, holy cow.”
How Your Brain Spins Your Life Story
“Our autobiography is pieced together from the many events in our lives – but we pick and choose which ones to include.”