“Ms. Pite isn’t anxious, though, to define her work as part of one world or another. Her goal, she wrote in an email, is to make dance ‘that is detailed and beautiful but also brave and brutal.'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Guy Who Wrote The Lyrics For ‘Fiddler’ Is 91 And Busier Than Ever On Broadway
“‘He is, as everybody will tell you, the kindest musical theater genius you’ll ever want to meet,’ said Danny Burstein, the actor playing Tevye, who has known Mr. Harnick since 1991. ‘He’s also always honest, which is not something you always find. He doesn’t sugarcoat anything.'”
Coppersmiths Still Hammering Out Their Art In Turkey
“The patient, rhythmic tapping of hammer on metal permeates this alley of coppersmiths. Shelves are filled with gleaming pots, bowls and pitchers. In a corner of each shop, a single worker, usually an older man, patiently toils away on his latest creation — never quite identical to the ones that preceded it.”
What It’s Like To Adapt A Superhero For The Netflix Screen
“Jessica Jones” showrunner Melissa Rosenberg: “It changes quite a bit for cable. It becomes more about continuing story lines than it does about case-of-the-week. Because you’re not a slave to commercials and a week in-between each episode, you have all that real estate you normally spend recapping, going to storytelling. So you find yourself really pushing the edges even further than you might otherwise. Netflix is very much into pushing the edges. We went dark.”
The Painful, Hellish Time For (Some) Workers Inside The Sony Hack
“Sony’s rank and file had their job descriptions scrambled and their private information cast to the wind. But for many of the contractors working on the peripheries of the organization, the hack seemed to breeze through like tumbleweed.”
Philadelphia Orchestra, Still Struggling, Drops Plans For Artistic Collaborations And More
“The slip in attendance is worrisome. Philanthropy tends to spring most naturally from active listeners, and the downtick produced a drop in revenue. ‘We had a shortfall of $3 million in our ticket sales and in our recurring contributions,’ orchestra spokeswoman Katherine Blodgett said.”
The Fight To Save Cultural Spaces From Developers In South London
“Last week it was reported that Southwark council had rejected plans to turn a multi-story parking garage, currently home to exhibition space Bold Tendencies and Frank’s Rooftop Bar, into 800 affordable artists’ studios. Instead the council opted for a collaboration between a Mayfair-based developer and Carl Turner Architects; the gang behind the much criticized ‘Pop: Brixton’ hellscape. Focusing on ‘multi-use event spaces, pop-up retail, and cafe/bars’ the scheme will target ‘ambitious young professionals’ and offer a mere 50 artists’ studios.”
Top British Theatre Awards Go To Nicole Kidman, James McAvoy
“The award for top play was picked up by Stephen Adly Guirgis’ ‘The Motherf**ker with the Hat,’ which was directed by Indhu Rubasingham. The New York-set comedy centers on a drug dealer, recently released from prison and trying to go straight, and his volatile girlfriend. The production formed part of the Rufus Norris’ first season as artistic director at the National Theater.”
Saudi Arabia Sentences Artist To Death
“While he is not widely known in Saudi Arabia or abroad, Mr. Fayadh has been an active member of Saudi Arabia’s small contemporary art scene, and his colleagues describe him as a passionate curator who has sought to link Saudi artists to the rest of the world.”
So, It Turns Out That Erotic Audiobooks Are A Big Business
“Erotic books on audio started appearing about 15 years ago. Early listeners tended to be men, who had mastered the new technology of downloading, Michele Cobb, the executive director of the Audio Publishers Association, told me in an email. Women joined in later.”