Molina came to the U.S. for an appearance on TV in 1956, and he never left. He formed José Molina Bailes Españoles, which toured the U.S. for 30 years, and taught flamenco and other dances for years afterward. A flamenco teacher who learned from him says, “He would say, ‘Better to do one thing right than 10 things badly.’ And students endured the endless repetition not only because of his expertise, but because he taught with such generosity, warmth, humor and charm.”
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What Should Theatre Criticism Do About Its Problematic So-Called ‘Genius’ Men?
The root of the problem? “We have formed the very basis of theatre criticism on white male supremacy, teaching decades of students that white male-centered criticism is the backbone of the field and that anything else is a specialization, an extra. We teach this to the students who grow up to run our industry, and then we wonder why they hire so few women and people of color to positions of power, then we wonder why granting orgs give most of their money to theatres headed by white men, then we wonder why major publications hire mostly white male theatre writers and editors, then we wonder why universities hire more men than women and more white people than people of color for tenure-track positions.”
Baby Mouse Goes To The National Symphony Orchestra
To be clear, it wasn’t Babymouse from the eponymous children’s graphic novels. It was a baby mouse running around the first 12 rows of the Kennedy Center’s concert hall. “A spokeswoman for the NSO said the Kennedy Center is an old building and that it is treated regularly for pests.”
New York Ends Its ‘Pilot Program’ That Restricted Prisoners To A List Of 77 Books
The governor tweeted that it was canceled – for the time being. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on Twitter: “I am directing the Dept. of Corrections to rescind its flawed pilot program that restricted shipment of books & care packages to inmates. … Concerns from families need to be addressed, while we redouble efforts to fight prison contraband.”
The Google Selfie App That Compares Your Face To Fine Art
This was, perhaps, inevitable: On the Google Arts and Culture app, a new feature can take your selfies and compare them to Google’s database of fine art. (And if it’s taking over your Facebook feed, you’re not alone.)
Beirut Has A New Civil War Museum, But Many In Lebanon Are Not Interested
Differing opinions on Beit Beirut, the new museum in a building harmed by the 15-year civil war: “‘If the architects think that thing is meant to represent me, then they’re wrong,’ said Saad Youssef, looking up at the building last week. ‘It’s ugly. They should tear it down.’ His friend Mustafa Khattib disagreed. ‘It has to stay. The Lebanese need to see this every day, because they need to remember what they did.'”
San Francisco Suddenly Finds Itself Searching For Two New Major Music Directors
Both the Opera and the Symphony are on the hunt for new music directors. “There are some telling differences between the two searches, which can be traced back to the different roles filled by a music director in a symphony orchestra or an opera company. But the collective upshot remains the same — sometime around three years from now, the musical profile on either side of Grove Street is going to look and sound very different.”
Jan Baum, The Art Dealer Who Pioneered La Brea’s Gallery Row In The 1980s, Has Died At 89
None of that was in her original plan of action. “The gallery business started as a bit of a lark. Baum had been working as a docent at LACMA when her friend Silverman approached her about opening a gallery together. The next morning, they found an empty storefront on Santa Monica Boulevard — wedged right between the prominent art spaces operated by Nicholas Wilder and James Corcoran.”
How Roman Ruins Ended Up Repurposed Into A British Garden
In short, cultural imperialism, “the heyday of the British Empire and the ancient world of Roman North Africa.”
Women Are Still (Hugely) Underrepresented In The Director’s Chair
So what’s happening here? The numbers are ugly: “The year with the highest percentage was 2008, with nine women, or 8 percent.”