“We had two glasses of wine and he [the businessman] said, ‘I really like that.’ Two more glasses of wine and he said: ‘I really want that,'” [artist Kevin] Abosch said.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
What’s Up With The Philadelphia Orchestra And Yannick Nézet-Séguin?
“What I’m most convinced about is that we need to do things more than once to create new traditions, new expectations, new habits, and we can’t backtrack if something isn’t on the box office level we want. Our composer festival sold well, but it didn’t sell out. That doesn’t mean we stop doing it.”
Broadway Went Dark, But (The First) BroadwayCon Kept Rolling Along
“Despite the massive storm that shut down Broadway on Saturday and forced the cancellations of appearances by several high-profile celebrities at BroadwayCon, including the actors Darren Criss and Jeremy Jordan, the show went on, with panel discussions, singalongs and a Saturday night cabaret that turned a ballroom into a theater camp-style slumber party.”
The Experience Of Being Featured On ‘Humans Of New York’
“He was super nice, full of energy, and took two to three pictures of us before handing us his card. It all took less than five minutes. We thanked him and continued on our walk as if nothing happened. (This was, after all, New York!)”
What ‘Maverick’ Architects Do (And Why We Don’t Have More Of Them)
“Is there no architecture that can bare its soul without simultaneously crushing you with its ego, that stirs, moves, troubles, provokes, inspires? And is there no way of being controlled and passionate at the same time? Is there no other choice but blancmange or dry biscuits?”
Can This Theatre Be Saved?
If the idealistic side can come up with $5 million in the next few days, maybe.
The Subversive Awesomeness Of ‘Fancasting’ Movies And TV Shows
“In fancasting, imagination is alive and well. In fact, that’s all it is: fans imagine their dream cast for the movie version of some media they love—think comics, books, video games, etc.—on social media to share with their fellow fans.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 01.24.16
FIVE PICKS: Stories From This Week’s ArtsJournal
Welcome to our weekly “best of” ArtsJournal. These aren’t necessarily the most important of the 156 stories we found, these particularly caught our eye. Your #AllWhiteOscars Controversy Primer The biggest flurries of stories this week… … read more
AJBlog: DiacriticalPublished 2016-01-24
Kapusta!
[Or Polish cabbage soup from a Ukrainian Jew] I haven’t posted for a while, I know, but changes in my life urge me to find that thread that leads to writing. I’ve had trouble cooking,… … read more
AJBlog: Out TherePublished 2016-01-24
Carl Weissner: Master Writer, Cherished Friend
A great one died four years ago today. Nova BroadcastSan Francisco, 1970Doll No Mori2012Milena Verlag Vienna, 2010Milena Verlag Vienna, 2011Milena VerlagVienna, 2013 Carl was also a “little magazine” editor, a radio playwright, German translator… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-01-24
Exploding the House of Atreus
Ann Liv Young’s Elektra at New York Live Arts, January 20-30 Ann Liv Young’s Elektra. Foreground: Marissa Mickelberg. At back (L to R): Lovey Ailish Guerrero, Vanessa Soudan, Daniel Borg, and Nessa Norwich. Photo: Yi-Chun… … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2016-01-23
Recent Listening: Pelt, Vitchev, Feather
Continuing the struggle to keep up, the Rifftides staff once again plunges into the accumulation of more or less recent albums and selects a few to tell you about. The stacks you see below include… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-01-22
Sotheby’s Eats Crow from the Taubman Sales: $6-Million Guarantee Loss & $6-Million in Expe…
It’s official: Sotheby’s assumption of the risk for the consignment of more than 500 works from the estate of its former chairman, A. Alfred Taubman was no coup. It was a flop. Glum crowd leaving… … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2016-01-22
Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers in the Caribbean
On a recent Saturday afternoon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic a group of people from all walks of life assembled in a movie theater. Some of them knew each other – I watched as people… … read more
AJBlog: Creative DestructionPublished 2016-01-22
[ssba_hide]
For People With Parkinson’s Disease, Dance Can Bring Back Joy In Movement
“Some small, short-term studies that suggest dance might improve some of those symptoms, especially ease of walking. But Leventhal says the class was never intended as just physical therapy. ‘There’s also an artistic quality,” he says, “where we’re hoping people are able to say something with those gestures.’ This is particularly relevant to people with Parkinson’s, who start to lose their expressive ability.”
A Video Game Program Where Women Outnumber Men
“Female characters, while still not the norm, are becoming more prevalent in top-shelf video games. And at USC, there’s been a dramatic rise in the acceptance of women into the game design program. In 2011, USC admitted 15 men into its graduate track and five women. In 2015, those numbers were nearly reversed with 12 women and seven men.”