Elaborate costumes are always a risky proposition for dancers, and the horrible accident in Atlanta last weekend has thrown the spotlight on those who design such things. Balancing safety with the desire to impress audiences is tricky, and the dangers are lurking in every seam.
Author: sbergman
Talks Between Writers, Producers Collapse
“Talks between Hollywood’s striking writers and producers collapsed amid acrimony on Friday night, even as the sides braced for the likely appearance of a third party — the Directors Guild of America, whose own contract is up next June.” There are no plans to resume talks in the near future.
Museums Look To Courts For Validation
“In a legal strategy that is spreading in the art world, the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation jointly asked a federal court yesterday to declare them the owners of two Picasso paintings that a claimant says were sold under duress in Nazi Germany.”
Art With A Miami Flair
“With more than 20 fairs (at least 7 more than last year) now piggybacking on the main event, Art Basel Miami Beach has made a point of finding new ways to showcase smaller galleries and individual artists… The art is heavily scripted, raucously colorful and monstrously proportioned.” It’s a style that fits the host city, and differentiates the event from nearly everything else in the art world.
Minnesota Orchestra Declares Balanced Budget
It’s the first black ink the Minneapolis-based ensemble has seen in nearly a decade. Attendance, earned income, and contributions were also up, and the organization cut back on the amount it draws annually from its endowment.
A New Instrument, Or A Mortgage?
Young musicians who win prominent jobs quickly learn the value of a truly top-notch instrument to their careers. But the top string instruments are now so expensive that the decision to buy one frequently comes at the expense of other major investments, like a house.
The Face Of The New Miramax
Miramax is not the behemoth studio it once was under the Weinstein brothers, but somehow, it has remained in the thick of the Hollywood awards race. Much of the credit for the smooth sailing at Miramax is going to its new, soft-spoken chief, Daniel Battsek.
Decoding The Spanish Book Boom
The American market for Spanish-language books and translations has exploded in just the last few years. Actually, it might be more accurate to say that, in the last few years, booksellers and publishers have begun to notice the huge potential audience for such titles. So what sparked the revolution? It all started with The DaVinci Code…
Legendary Cuban Drummer Dies
“One of the greatest Cuban percussionists ever died Wednesday night in Cleveland of complications from emphysema. The diminutive Carlos ‘Patato’ Valdés not only enjoyed a great musical career, but revolutionized the playing of his instrument, the tall Cuban hand-drums commonly known as congas. Hospitalized with emphysema, he was 81.”
T.O.’s True International Fest Returns
Toronto’s edgy, envelope-pushing Luminato festival is back for a second season, and the details of the June fest were unveiled this week, to the delight of critics. Luminato ’08 will include no fewer than five world premieres, and will focus on showing Canadian audiences “what’s exciting the public elsewhere in the world.”