“While major ballet companies usually have plenty of dancers who fully deserve the title of ballerina, most don’t boast more than one or two who will define their generation and redefine its accomplishments. “
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Internet Brings All Subcultures To Your Living Room, Where You Can Definitely Be Offended
“There are those who expect that whatever alternative cultures they encounter through social media must comply with their own aesthetic or moral framework. They feel entitled, not just to enter spaces and places where they do not necessarily belong, but also to demand censure and closure if they don’t like what they find there.”
Sotheby’s Wins Court Case About (Not) Identifying Caravaggio
“The filing claimed that Sotheby’s did not undertake the necessary research and analysis prior to the work’s sale.”
Yes, Yes, Read The Book Before You See The (Oscar-Nominated) Movie
“Long before Hollywood became obsessed with superheroes, the studios looked to the publishing world for content and inspiration.”
Want To Quote A Novel? You’ll Probably Chose From Among These Books
“Certain works of fiction have so many memorable lines that they’ve entered everyday language.” Think Austen, Dickens – and many more.
City Opera Bidders Are Getting Ready To Lay It All On The Line
“In one corner is Roy Niederhoffer, a former City Opera board member backing a plan to reboot the company under the direction of Michael Capasso, the head of a small Manhattan opera company in the process of being wound down. In the other is Gene Kaufman, an architect who has also expressed interest in restarting City Opera but whose prior proposals have failed to win favor with the defunct company’s board.”
Not-So-Sunny London Loses Its Spinoff Sundance Festival
“The three-day event may have struggled to attract audiences to the O2, a huge corporate space far from central London’s traditional arts hubs.”
Is The Oscar-Nominated Film ‘Whiplash’ Good Or Bad For Musician Mentorship?
“The reactions to the movie seem to occupy the extremes, and it sparks healthy debate among my peers. Where is the fine line between motivating someone and abusing them? Will this movie make young jazz musicians think that all you need to do to become the next Bird is work really hard, get yelled at, and practice till you bleed? Is this portrayal of the teacher-student dynamic helpful or harmful?”
The World Of (No) Money Kills Off A Socially Responsible Architecture Firm
“Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit design group that sought to repair the world with socially conscious construction in places like Kosovo, Haiti and hurricane-ravaged Mississippi, has abruptly closed its San Francisco headquarters and plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.”
The Forty-Year-Old Toronto Dance Company That’s Ready For An Entirely New Model
“Forster and Kamino’s vision speaks to a larger debate on dance creation that pits the Canadian model against its European counterpart”