“Even if you use a hand-held camera and are among the dancers, you’re still outside; you need to work in their own element. And I never thought it was space. It just never crossed my mind until I saw one of the first films in 3-D. It was a U2 concert film, and when I saw that, I realized that was the tool we had been waiting for.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Secrets, And Horrors, Of Top Ten Lists
Twins, timing, and the Werner Herzog slot.
Christopher Logue, 85, Who Made The Iliad Modern
Logue is best-known for his 40-year project of transforming the Iliad into a contemporary piece, but his life “was a fittingly picaresque epic that also included being imprisoned in a Crusader castle, writing a pornographic novel, acting in films by the director Ken Russell and committing a modest armed robbery at the age of 8.”
The Romance Of The Glorious, Doomed Attempt
Sure, Amundsen made it to both poles – but almost everyone knows the stories of the doomed Captain Robert Scott. That’s because Scott was noble in defeat – and humans like that kind of story, says Harry Mount.
Another Season Without James Levine
James Levine has withdrawn from all 2011 and 2012 performances at the Met.
Best. Invention. Ever. (You’re Probably Using It Now)
Paper? Scissors? The internal combustion engine? Or something both more ephemeral and more integrated in every sector of contemporary life?
Comic Books Love Tibet! (And The Rubin Shows Us How Much)
The number of “characters from the comic world who have been in Tibet is really quite surprising; there’s Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Lara Croft, Dr. Strange, Bugs Bunny.” A new show at New York’s Rubin Museum explores the trend.
What’s Afoot In San Jose? No One’s Going To Say
With no plans announced for a 2012 season, and a board that may be making backroom decisions about artistic leadership, the dancers of Ballet San Jose don’t know what to expect.
Old Charity Gets New Legs From “Warhorse”
Interest in the animals of war, both from the hit play and the new movie, reinvigorates a post-WWI charity still caring for warhorses around the world. (Moral? Get Steven Spielberg interested in your cause.)
Making The Cityscape Colorful, One Whimsy At A Time
Where did yarn-bombing come from? Magda Sayeg knows. And her work has gone from guerrilla to corporate – complete with wrapping a Prius, not quite Christo and Jeanne-Claude style, in yarn.