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Do We Need To Change The Way We Depict Mental Illness In Dance? (Perhaps Not)

Kathleen McGuire: “The portrayals of distress can feel clichéd — Lady Capulet writhing on the floor, or, in Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre, the animalistic woman in the attic or the corps of men in Jane’s path to illustrate her mental demons. But as someone who has a lived experience of major depression, anxiety and grief, these representations do not offend me. … If we become too precious about these depictions in dance, it will work against a meaningful movement to destigmatize mental health issues.” – Dance Magazine

Social-Distance Shaming, The Internet’s Latest Scourge

Amanda Hess: “We are desperate for an outlet, and [online] finger-pointing is one of the few hobbies still accessible to those sheltering in place. Joggers have been accused of ‘manspreading’ their droplets across public airways. An infant was scolded for appearing maskless outdoors. Somebody called the cops on a guy for playing the trumpet, describing it as an ‘instrument that uses saliva and wind.'” Then there’s the iconic image of this phenomenon: the photo of sunbathers on Manhattan’s Christopher Street Pier. – The New York Times

Philanthropists Are Trying To Take The Baltimore Sun Non-Profit

“The Baltimore Sun is owned by Tribune Publishing. Alden Global Capital, a New York-based hedge fund infamous for purchasing, then gutting, newspapers across the US, owns a 32% stake in Tribune Publishing.” The campaign, called “Save Our Sun” and led by the Goldseker and Abell Foundations, “mirrors that of The Salt Lake Tribune, which transitioned to non-profit status in 2019.” – The Guardian

Live Classical Concerts Gingerly Return To London

They’ll take place in an empty venue, though — the Wigmore Hall, where such artists as Stephen Hough, Angela Hewitt, Iestyn Davies, Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida will perform for BBC Radio 3. “Twenty hour-long concerts featuring soloists or duos will take place at 1pm each weekday throughout June and will be livestreamed on [Wigmore’s] website and broadcast on Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.” – The Guardian

Slowly, Carefully, Berlin Starts Reopening Its Museums To Public

“Berlin State Museums, an umbrella group overseeing 17 museums in the city, … decided to start small, reopening just four of the institutions under its control on Tuesday. Christine Haak, the organization’s deputy director general, said in a phone interview that she wanted to observe how visitors behave in the spaces before deciding about the rest.” – The New York Times

Prediction: Elite Colleges Will Dominate In The Post-COVID Marketplace

There’s a recognition that education — the value, the price, the product — has fundamentally shifted. The value of education has been substantially degraded. There’s the education certification and then there’s the experience part of college. The experience part of it is down to zero, and the education part has been dramatically reduced. You get a degree that, over time, will be reduced in value as we realize it’s not the same to be a graduate of a liberal-arts college if you never went to campus. You can see already how students and their parents are responding. – New York Magazine