“After wading through the Golden Globes last night, the ALA Youth Media Awards this morning were like a refreshing start-over for the week. The American Library Association, IMHO, can show the rest of the universe of award shows how its done: The awards are always bursting with positive energy, love and true support for the winners, and (revolutionary!) diversity of winners and presenters. Sorry, negative spirit of the Golden Globes, I’m Team ALA this morning.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Military Curfew Killed Theatre In Ghana In The 1980s, But It’s Coming Back (At Last)
“After the curfew was lifted, ‘nightclubs came back, discos came back, but theater did not come back, because we had lost most of the human resource to the new emerging video production market. So we didn’t have the theater anymore. Commercial theater was missing.'”
The Armed Robber Who Became An Interpreter Of Samuel Beckett
Rick Cluchey’s life “began to change for the better when the San Francisco Actors Workshop performed ‘Waiting for Godot,’ directed by Herbert Blau, at San Quentin State Prison in November 1957. Thus began the unlikely redemptive arc of Mr. Cluchey’s adulthood, one that led him out of jail and toward a career as an actor and playwright, most notably as a protégé of Samuel Beckett and an interpreter of his cryptic work.”
Amazon’s Sort Of Secret Data Centers, Hidden In Spy Country
“The fact that northern Virginia is home to major intelligence operations and to major nodes of network infrastructure isn’t exactly a sign of government conspiracy so much as a confluence of histories.”
Who Won What At The Golden Globes?
“The Golden Globes worked hard on Sunday to live up to its reputation as the most unserious of Hollywood’s major awards stops, as stars spewed profanity from the stage, the host swigged beer, many presenters appeared discombobulated and A-list dinner guests disengaged early on. Oh, and some trophies were given out.” – The New York Times
David Bowie Has Died At 69
“‘David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,’ read a statement posted on the artist’s official social media accounts.”
Have We Been Wrong About The Dates Of Mozart’s Symphonies?
“‘I was absolutely stunned, gobsmacked really,’ Arthur said. ‘It completely changes our understanding of the works he composed in that period.'”
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 01.10.16
Recent Listening: Houston Person, Bren Plummer
Your Rifftides host tries to keep up with the relentless inflow of albums. The effort is doomed, of course, but it’s great fun to keep trying. Here are thoughts about two more or less recent… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-01-09
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-01-09
Tangling Tiptoeing Through Mysteries
Donna Uchizono premieres a new work at Gibney Dance’s Agnes Varis Performance Center. Heather Olson (L) and Molly Lieber in Donna Uchizono’s Sticky Majesty. Photo: Scott Shaw “Donna Uchizono: Woman of Mystery.” Does that sound… … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2016-01-09
Donna Uchizono premieres a new work at Gibney Dance’s Agnes Varis Performance Center. Heather Olson (L) and Molly Lieber in Donna Uchizono’s Sticky Majesty. Photo: Scott Shaw “Donna Uchizono: Woman of Mystery.” Does that sound… … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2016-01-09
non-linear
Many of the most interesting developments in musical form over the last few decades have featured explorations in non-linear progression. Influenced in part by the implications of Relativity theory, but equally by the ease with… … read more
AJBlog: Infinite CurvesPublished 2016-01-09
Many of the most interesting developments in musical form over the last few decades have featured explorations in non-linear progression. Influenced in part by the implications of Relativity theory, but equally by the ease with… … read more
AJBlog: Infinite CurvesPublished 2016-01-09
His shining hour
I wrote a piece about Harold Arlen for the latest issue of the Weekly Standard: In one sense Arlen’s credits are lackluster. None of his Broadway shows has ever been successfully revived, and except for… … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2016-01-08
I wrote a piece about Harold Arlen for the latest issue of the Weekly Standard: In one sense Arlen’s credits are lackluster. None of his Broadway shows has ever been successfully revived, and except for… … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2016-01-08
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Mozart in the Jungle Picks Up Two Surprise Golden Globes, Probably A Big New Audience Too
“‘I’m really immersed in a world of classical music and that loses me in a void where I don’t know much about anything,’ [Gael Garcia] Bernal said of earning a nomination, admitting he was ‘delighted’ by his unexpected win.”
The World’s 10 Best Concrete Buildings, Including A Couple Of Big Surprises
“Apologies to Tadao Ando, Denys Lasdun, Robert Maillart, Oscar Niemeyer, Zaha Hadid, Rachel Whiteread, Pier Luigi Nervi, Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Sverre Fehn, all of them magicians with concrete who deserve a place in a top 10. But the last slot goes to … “