Linda May Han Oh, Aventurine (Biophilia)
There’s plenty of adventure here in the bassist-composer’s instrumentation, textures and rhythmic values. The name was suggested, however, by a certain shiny translucent mineral that seems to glow from within. – Doug Ramsey
Author: Matthew Westphal
Using Chickens, Kate Winslet, And Theatre To Help Fight Climate Change
Australian theatre artist David Finnigan’s first piece on the subject was, perhaps imprudently, titled Kill Climate Deniers. (It was about an attack by, er, highly motivated environmental activists on the parliament in Canberra.) Reporter Steve Dow has a look at Finnigan’s new show, You’re Safe Til 2024, which, yes, involves chickens and Kate Winslet (Titanic version). – The Guardian
Owner Of Summer College Prep Program For Theatre Students Stiffs **Everyone** Involved
Last summer, Broadway Break Thru, a theatre education outfit in Chicago, held its first College Break Thru, designed to prepare high school students for the process of auditioning for competitive university theatre programs. But most of the students never got the aid they were promised, the teachers never got paid, the owner’s roommate never got paid rent … Even the financial firm the owner hired to sort things out over the winter got stiffed. Allison Considine reports. – American Theatre
It’s The Avengers’ World Now; We Just Live In It (A Roundtable)
“We asked five people who cover pop culture for The Times — Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott, chief film critics; Wesley Morris, critic at large; Kyle Buchanan, pop culture reporter; and Aisha Harris, assistant TV editor — about the [Marvel Cinematic Universe] legacy and how it’s changed Hollywood and us. Here are excerpts from the conversation.” – The New York Times
At Age 93, This Dance Teacher Is The Last Direct Link To Katherine Dunham
“[Othella] Dallas is one of the few founding members of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company still alive — and the only one still teaching, primarily through a dance school she opened in Basel in 1975 … [It is] the only known institution in Europe that teaches pure Dunham technique.” – The New York Times
In San Diego, Emerging Artists And Organizations Get An Alternative To Official Nonprofit Status
The process to gain 501(c)(3) status takes a lot of time and resources, even more in California than elsewhere, and most grantmaking bodies won’t consider any entity that doesn’t have it. So the San Diego Foundation developed a solution called the Creative Catalyst program. Reporter Julia Dixon Evans explains. – Voice of San Diego
Mavis Pusey, Who Turned Demolished Buildings Into Abstract Art, Dead At 90
“Ms. Pusey was … a painter and printmaker who drew on inspirations as varied as sunsets and scenes of urban demolition to create striking abstract works full of geometric forms.” – The New York Times
Barack And Michelle Obama Reveal Their First Netflix Projects
“The former first couple signed a deal with the streaming platform in 2018 to produce a string of shows and films under their production company Higher Ground. … The [initial] seven projects range from acquisitions to new material, fiction to non-fiction and content aimed at adults and at children.” – The Guardian
NYC’s Culture Pass Brought Library Users To Museums. Now The Museums Are Bringing Themselves To The Libraries
The municipal program, launched last summer, allows anyone in the five boroughs with a library card to reserve a limited number of free passes to various museums (including the biggies) in the city. Now, a second phase of the program will see those museums offering public programs at city branch libraries. – The Art Newspaper
Spotify Passes 100 Million Subscriber Mark
“The number of users willing to pay for the [music streaming] service soared 32% in the first three months of 2019 compared with a year earlier, Spotify said on Monday.” – The Guardian