“Duckworth, who claimed to be the founder of postminimalism, wrote some 200 compositions, the best known of which are Time Curve Preludes for piano, composed in the late 1970s, and [1980s choral work] Southern Harmony … One of the first composers to grasp and exploit the possibilities of the internet, [he co-]created iOrpheus, an opera performed on iPods, mobile phones and laptops.”
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What Motivated Garth Drabinsky (And Brought Him Down)
A new documentary suggests: “If it was greed. It was greed for legitimacy and power, perhaps driven by his childhood bout with polio. I do think he cared about the art.
Producer Of Anti-Muhammad Video That Sparked US Embassy Attacks Gave False Identity
The man who claims to have made Innocence of Muslims identified himself to the AP as “Sam Bacile,” an Israeli Jew and California real estate developer – yet agencies in Israel and California have no record of his existence. AP’s subsequent investigation seems to point to Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a Coptic Christian immigrant and convicted felon.
Indian Political Cartoonist Arrested For Sedition
“A political cartoonist who was jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in the Indian government was released on bail Wednesday. … [Aseem] Trivedi was arrested Sunday based on a political activist’s complaint that his cartoons insulted the country.”
Japan’s Praemium Imperiale 2012 To Philip Glass, Henning Larsen, Others
“Composer Philip Glass and artist Cai Guo-Qiang won the Praemium Imperiale, an international arts prize patronized by Japan’s ruling dynasty, worth 15 million yen ($192,600). The other three recipients were Danish architect Henning Larsen, Japanese ballerina Yoko Morishita, and Italian sculptor Cecco Bonanotte.”
Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Letterman, Hoffman, Makarova, Buddy Guy, Led Zeppelin
“Actor Dustin Hoffman, whose career has included some of the most wide-ranging and memorable roles in film history, and bluesman George ‘Buddy’ Guy , who began playing ‘before the guitar was electrified'” are honorees, along with “comedian and late-night TV host David Letterman; ballerina Natalia Makarova; and keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant, all of rock band Led Zeppelin.”
Broadway Director Albert Marre Dead At 87
“[He] directed or staged more than two-dozen Broadway shows during his more than 50 years in theater, among them the musicals Kismet and Milk and Honey. But it was Man of La Mancha … that brought him his greatest acclaim” – he won a Tony for the original Broadway production in 1965 and directed three Broadway revivals and countless regional and overseas productions.
Dick Cavett Remembers Stan Laurel
Cavett recounts his visit, as a star-struck young man in 1960, to the retired screen legend at his three-room apartment overlooking the Pacific in Santa Monica.
Jonathan Gold Talks About Writing About Food
“Taste, in the act of eating, is concrete, but also abstract in a certain way. How do you describe a flavor? I’ve done music writing, too. How do you describe a guitar solo in a way that hasn’t been done before?”
Lebanese Pop Star Denied Visa To Canada Due To Homophobic Song
Mohamad Eskandar’s recent song “Ded El Enf” and its associated video denounce male homosexuals and appear to encourage fathers to beat their gay sons. When Eskandar’s plans for a three-city Canadian tour became public, a Montreal human rights group began a protest campaign that eventually led Immigration Canada to deny the singer entry to the country.