“Motown’s finest talent came from nearby neighborhoods at a time when Detroit was booming in population and prosperity due to its now defunct car industry.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Woman Who Helped Nureyev Defect Speaks About It After 50 Years
“‘I said to him, ‘You see these two men, French police, you have to go to them,’ ‘ says Ms Saint in a program to be aired by the BBC. ‘It’s like in a ballet. He jumped. The French policemen took him, and then there was a fight between one of the policemen and one of the bodyguards. The French policeman said to the Russian: ‘Don’t touch me’, screaming ‘Vous etes en France ici.’ ‘”
The Best Thing On Broadway Is Hamilton’s Free Preshow Lottery
“This is, as far as anyone can remember, unique. Nobody else has tried to offer the equivalent of a DVD extra, live, on a Manhattan side street, twice a week.”
Top AJBlogs Posts For 12.13.15
Pound Has Been Sung
I’ve built up quite a backlog of unheard music, and now after a long dry spell it’s beginning to flow public-ward again. On December 7 Michelle McIntire sang a pre-premiere of most of my Ezra… … read more
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2015-12-13
Brion Gysin: ‘Poets Don’t Own No Words’
Ian Sommerville programmed software to generate [Gysin’s] computer poems, which was reenacted by Joseph Moore as the “Permutation” software for the exhibition Brion Gysin: Dream Machine (2010) at the New Museum in New York.… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2015-12-13
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2015-12-13
Together As One
Tere O’Connor’s The Goodbye Studies creates a world of hidden depths at The Kitchen. Tere O’Connors’ The Goodbye Studies. (L to R): Oisin Monaghan, Mary Read, Lily Gold, Tess Dworman, and Laurel Snyder. Photo: Yi-Chun… … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2015-12-13
Tere O’Connor’s The Goodbye Studies creates a world of hidden depths at The Kitchen. Tere O’Connors’ The Goodbye Studies. (L to R): Oisin Monaghan, Mary Read, Lily Gold, Tess Dworman, and Laurel Snyder. Photo: Yi-Chun… … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2015-12-13
In a recent post, Richard Florida looks at the growth in the ‘creative class’ in US metro areas since the year 2000. The biggest increase is in what was, in 2000, a city not known… … read more
During October, I gave four performances in France (Paris, Lyon, Orléans, Paris) in clubs or alternative, non-classical venues. For each of these shows, the piano was amplified (some engineers prefer the term “reinforced”). Mics were… … read more
Euro Film Awards Love Michael Caine And Charlotte Rampling – And Politics
“Oscar-nominated Polish director Agnieszka Holland presented a selection of awards with president Wim Wenders and expressed her ‘deep concern about Europe’ in an emotive speech. ‘We must not forget that the films we make cannot be separated from the world that we live in,’ she said. ‘I made several movies about the second world war, a time when Europe was riddled with hate and I don’t want it to return.'”
You Think Photo Manipulation Is Bad? Think Again
“We need to sometimes break with reality, but it’s always most fun when some element of the here and now lingers in that escapism.”
Wood, That New Architectural Material
“Mass timber could prove to be a viable alternative to concrete and steel for mid-to-high rise buildings. … Moreover, the USDA is looking to these projects to mitigate climate change and support jobs in rural America.”
Propaganda Is Here To Stay, But What Museum Will Take It On?
“‘Few people have the guts to say that art and propaganda are the same thing,’ George Orwell famously wrote in 1936. He later tempered that caustic view, which was typical of his pugilistic style in standing up on behalf of the little guy. But there is truth to it. Certainly art and propaganda have a long history together in various trenches.”
Real Talk From Viola Davis And Edie Falco
Davis: “I stumbled onto the best profession to heal my childhood. The only one that lets you release and express whatever is ugly and messy and beautiful about your life. We’re in the business of creating human beings. The more we spew, and the more honestly we do it, the better. Try that on Wall Street. It’s why they throw all the kids with bad behavior into drama. We don’t care how screwed up you are. We actors love it.”
What Do We Expect From Women And Men Onstage?
“In short, audiences overall displayed a protective streak towards the female characters, and reacted very negatively to scenarios in which they seemed to be bullied by men.”