Kurt Froman trained Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman for Black Swan, and more recently he’s been training Jennifer Lawrence for the upcoming Red Sparrow. “One of the biggest things, I think, for a non-dancer is just understanding dancers hold their arms from their backs. … When I was working with Jen, as well as with Mila and Natalie, getting them used to holding their backs that way and understanding that their arms are an extension of their backs, that’s the first thing that I need to instill in them and I have to remind them of that the entire time.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Did This One Dance Change History?
Well, Netflix might have exaggerated a little bit in the second season of The Crown. “Well, that’s nice. … It’s a lot of bulls**t.”
How Sundance Is Recovering From Harvey Weinstein
Very well, partly because of Amazon and Netflix. “This is no longer Mr. Weinstein’s freewheeling festival, the one he blasted into the public consciousness with eye-popping deals to bring male-gaze entries like Sex, Lies and Videotape and Reservoir Dogs to theaters. Sundance is now a prime showcase for women — films directed, produced and written by women; films with female protagonists; special events focused on female empowerment. And most of the distribution deals involve TV sets.”
Peter Mayle, Whose ‘Year In Provence’ Drastically Changed How Britons Vacation, Has Died At 78
The book also opened Provence up to the world – but first to Britain. “Mayle’s relaxed amusement with the French villagers appealed to traditional British frustrations at dealing with their neighbours, and more important, it linked into what the writer George Mikes once described as the English love of enduring hardship: the lavender-scented pleasures of Provence came only at the cost of adapting to life among the locals.”
There’s A New Music Academy In France, And Its Plan Is To (Finally) Diversify The Classical Music World
Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky said his academy “was inspired by ambitious initiatives such as El Sistema, a program founded in 1975 that has provided hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan children with a music education, and the Demos project in France.”
Scarlett Johannson Tells James Franco To Give Back His Time’s Up Pin
Johansson addressed Franco, and the many allegations against him, at the Women’s March in L.A. She questioned “how a person could ‘publicly stand by an organization that helps to provide support for victims of sexual assault, while privately preying on people who have no power.’ She then added, ‘I want my pin back, by the way.'”
Germany Invades The United States
In board games, anyway. That’s right: Board games are back, baby, especially Eurogames. “Most Eurogames are designed such that scoring comes at the end of the game, after some defined milestone or turn limit, so that every player can enjoy the experience of being a contender until the final moments. If this sounds somewhat Euro-socialistic, that’s because it is.”
Julius Lester, Activist, Author, And Newbery Award Finalist, Dies At 78
“After initially publishing the instruction book The Folksinger’s Guide to the 12-String Guitar as Played by Leadbelly with musician Pete Seeger in 1965, Professor Lester went on to write essays, fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. Among the latter was 1968’s To Be a Slave, which was named a Newbery Honor Book – a finalist for the prestigious Newbery Medal. He also collaborated with African-American illustrator Jerry Pinkney on children’s books, including a reworking of the Uncle Remus tales and 1996’s Sam and the Tigers: A Retelling of Little Black Sambo.”
Some New Zealanders Can’t Deal With Shakespeare In Maori Language
The fairies in the latest production of Midsummer Night’s Dream speak Te Reo, one of New Zealand’s official languages, for about 20 percent of the production. “Online reviews left about the Pop-up Globe performance said the move was ‘disrespectful’ and ‘bastardising’ Shakespeare and confusing for audiences. Other theatre goers have made their equally damning views direct to the venue’s management.”
Smithsonian Sites Remain Open In D.C. On Monday As Federal Government Remains Shut Down
After Monday? Probably not; and the National Zoo webcams will also close down as the Zoo closes (personnel will still care for the animals, however). “The Smithsonian announced that it has ‘funds available to keep the museums open on Monday. We will update this announcement as needed.'”