Adonne Khare’s Elephants, a 13-by-8-foot pencil drawing of the pachyderms to which the artist added throughout the exhibition, won the $200,000 top award, given by popular vote, at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. This year the event added a Juried Grand Prize of $100,000, which Displacement, 13208 Klinger, an installation of found objects from a vacant house in Detroit.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Jailed Director Of Uganda Gay Play: We’re Not Gay Activists
“British theatre producer David Cecil, facing conviction in Uganda for ignoring an order not to stage a play with gay themes, has said he and his team have been wrongly represented as political activists.”
Hofesh Schechter, Angry Choreographer
“I admit anger can be the driving force behind my work. The anger erupts like a volcano during the creative process. I try to share the anger with the audience. Through anger, they find a connection to my work.”
Three Toronto Theatres Look To Reinvent Themselves
Factory is trying to salvage the new season after the strife surrounding this summer’s firing of artistic director Ken Gass; Tarragon, the most established of the trio, is seeking ways to get audiences to stick around a bit after the show; Passe Muraille has taken up site-specific and immersive theatre.
Indianapolis Symphony Cancels More Concerts As Lockout Drags On
“Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians’ contract negotiations remain stalled and another week of concerts has been canceled after a Saturday deadline passed with no resolution.”
Jacksonville Symphony Plays On Despite Contract Impasse
“Peter Wright, President of the American Federation of Musicians Local 444, says the administration has only made one offer in seven months of negotiations. … Martin Connor, Chair-elect of the symphony association, says they sent the musicians a letter on Monday saying they’re ready to go back to the table ‘anytime they’re ready to negotiate’.”
Felicity Huffman’s Jane Fonda Impersonation
“Huffman sits bolt-upright, leans forward and grips her chin, eyes intense. ‘What do you want to talk about? That’s interesting. Now why do you say that?! Why are you getting a divorce?!'”
Still Teaching Top-Level Ballet At Age 75
“Five days a week, you can find [Finis] Jhung doing what he does best: teaching dance at Alvin Ailey in New York City. Jhung says of teaching, ‘I love it. I mean, that’s – that’s my job. I’ve loved ballet since I was 6 years old and I still do.'”
The Cleveland Neighborhood That’s Thriving, Thanks To Arts And Education
“Blessed by a significant cluster of university, medical, cultural, and transit facilities, [University Circle] is in a fortunate position to generate private sector development (the neighborhood has grown to support around 3 million visitors, 50,000 jobs and 10,000 residents) that many surrounding communities still cannot since losing their industrial base in the last century.”
Michael Henry Heim, 69, Prolific Literary Translator
“What set Mr. Heim apart from many prominent translators was the wide array of languages with which he worked. Conversant with a dozen tongues, he translated from eight of them … He was known in particular for his translations of [Milan] Kundera’s novels,” as well as two major volumes by Günter Grass; he won a top award for his translation of Mann’s Death in Venice.