“The company said on Wednesday that it would present a weeklong course on its training techniques in St. Petersburg, Russia, home of the Mariinsky Theater – the former Kirov – and a venerable part of ballet history.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Philadelphia Orchestra Tells Court It Will Shut Down Without Loan
“The Association has applied to U.S. Bankruptcy Court for permission to assume $3.1 million in debt to pay operating costs, including salaries and vendor bills. ‘Unless these expenses are paid, the Debtor will be forced to cease operations, which would likely result in irreparable harm …’ the Association states in papers filed Wednesday.”
Paulo Coelho On Becoming A Social Media God
The Brazilian novelist, who has 6.5 million likes on Facebook and 2.4 million Twitter followers, gives a six-point answer to the question, “How can a writer – relatively unknown in the USA – reach so many people?”
Henry Cobb Talks About His Hancock Tower In Boston
“The tower had to be an exception to everything – from afar and up close. The new design would stand alone in the skyline, meaning it needed a dramatic profile. But in the square, it had to honor Trinity Church.”
DC’s Historic Lincoln Theater Will Close Without Bailout
“The historic Lincoln Theatre is on the verge of closing, unless it is offered a $500,000 bailout by the D.C. Council.” The city-owned venue “is a historic landmark in D.C. for its role as the cultural heart of ‘Black Broadway,’ a phrase coined by singer Pearl Bailey.”
‘Deep History’ – Searching For The Stories Of Early Humankind
“Distressed by most historians’ overwhelming preoccupation with the modern world, an unusual coalition of scholars is trying to stage an intellectual coup, urging their colleagues to look up from the relatively recent swirl of bloody conflicts, global financial exchanges and technological wonders and gaze further back, toward humanity’s origins.”
Just How Freely Should A Translator Render Homer?
“In various versions of Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem The Iliad, the Trojan warrior Hector is referred to as ‘glorious,’ ‘flashing helmeted,’ and ‘man-killing.’ But he’s probably never been described as a ‘son of a bitch’ before.”
Charlotte Gainsbourg, France’s Most Self-Critical Movie Star
“I see too much of myself that I don’t like. But that doesn’t mean I’m negative. … I never approach a role in a relaxed, easy, happy way. It’s as if I’m always looking for shit, for what will make me feel bad.”
Salzburg Festival’s New Director Wants Only New Stagings
“Alexander Pereira says revivals will be the exception at the famed festival under his leadership. He also says he plans to stage a Salzburg premiere each year of an opera not previously performed at the festival.”
Where Einstein Led Lucinda Childs
Before she choreographed the legendary 1976 staging of Glass’s Einstein on the Beach, Lucinda Childs was one more member of the now-historic, then-poor-and-struggling Judson Dance Theater. Childs, now 71, looks back at the long, strange journey she’s had ever since.