“Ms. Alonso likes to say that she will live to 200 and will still be running the company 100 years from now. She has never chosen a successor. Ask anyone involved with the Ballet Nacional what happens ‘after Alicia,’ and you get shrugs and sighs. Change must be coming but probably not while Ms. Alonso is in charge.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Is The Only Way To Combat Hollywood’s Sexism Controlling The Means Of Production?
“The studio said, ‘can you make her more likeable?’ … And we said absolutely not. I will not make her more likable. This is an actual depiction of a female girl and look how well she’s been received. So they can suck it.”
The Met’s Box Office Numbers Are Grim. What’s Next?
“Mr. Gelb said that the Met planned surveys and focus groups and would open more dress rehearsals to students and work to expand educational offerings. He said that since the company’s softest sales came in winter, he was weighing a midwinter break.”
Barnes And Noble Cofounder Leonard Riggio Retires After Changing Almost Everything
“We were the first retail in America to have a super store of any kind. The first retail in America to have public restrooms. The first major retailer to open Sundays.”
Is The Art World Ready For A Spring Sales Slump?
“Were there a futures market for artworks, this would be a good time to short certain submarkets.”
The Russian Culture Ministry Now Claims No Books Were Burned
“In January, Russian authorities were reported to have burned 53 books and removed more than 500 other volumes from two university libraries in the north-western Komi republic, on the grounds that they contained sentiments ‘alien to Russian ideology”'”
Yes, Marisol Was Secretive And Special, But She Was Also Superb At Specific Things
“Marisol stood out for having a unique and eclectic style that resulted in majestic and often fascinating assemblages, or what art historian Cindy Nemser termed ‘collaged sculptures.'”
In Motherhood Vs. Art, There Is No Wrong Choice
“While none of my professors warned against marriage, I’d been advised, directly, and by more than one of them, not to have children. At the time, in fact, I’d sensed that this was meant to be a compliment—that they’d taken my writing seriously enough to suggest I not sacrifice it for a family. And the attitude persists.”
Filling A Performing Arts Center, Even A Sleek New One, Isn’t Always Easy
“Not everything has been a home run. Steingraber reckoned that of this season’s 48 shows, 10 didn’t quite deliver. Country music hasn’t been the draw he expected.”
When Punk Musicians Grow Up
“People were aware of my past and it probably put a lot of the more straight people off. … I still muck about with music, but I wished I’d paid more heed to that particular itch about five or 10 years ago. My work is so intense that it’s hard to fit music in now.”