“Her appointment comes with the retirement in April of the current artistic director, Franco De Vita, who became the school’s principal in 2005 before taking on the directorship in 2013.” Harvey danced with ABT for 20 years before retiring in 1996.
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The Most Popular Course Online? How To Learn
The course is “aimed at a broad audience of learners who wanted to improve their learning performance based on what we know about how brains learn.”
We Used To Regard Books As Dangerous…
Throughout the 19th century, novels were regarded with the same suspicion with which we treat, say, Eli Roth’s ‘torture-porn’ Saw movies today. They were dangerous not simply because of the stories they might contain – the romantic expressions of wish-fulfillment, for example, that led Emma Bovary down the garden path of adultery – but also because reading itself was seen as a kind of possession: an encroachment of the ‘other’ upon the self.
Pasadena Playhouse Artistic Director To Step Down
Sheldon Epps, who departs at the end of next season, “helped Pasadena Playhouse to become one of the most prominent regional theaters while making strides toward diversifying the shows it mounted and the people who came to see them.”
Off-Broadway Powerhouse Signature Theatre Hires New Artistic Director From Lincoln Center
“Signature Theatre has settled on a successor to founding artistic director James Houghton, who will step down in June after 25 years. Effective July 1, Paige Evans will take on the new role … after guiding Lincoln Center Theater’s emerging artists program, LCT3, since its inception in 2008.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.07.16
The descent into order
Anyone who took physics or wore a black turtleneck and smoked clove cigarettes will know about ‘entropy’ – the tendency of a system to descend into disorder, to lose working energy over time. … read more
AJBlog: The Artful Manager Published 2016-01-07
Making the World Safe for Julius
Julius [Eastman] is not someone you spring on an unsuspecting public unprepared: how do you warn a wide audience that you’re performing pieces with titles like Crazy N… … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2016-01-07
Cribbing from Frankie
I have never been one to post lists of what I’m listening to lately, for quite a number of reasons. One is that it would often be embarrassing. Right now I’m driving around listening to … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2016-01-07
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“Star Wars” Passes “Avatar” To Beat All-Time North American Box Office Record
The studio claims the JJ Abrams film has passed the $760.5m (£520m) taken by Avatar over its lifetime, but has yet to give official figures.
Anish Kapoor Donates Million-Dollar Sculpture To Help Fund New Dance Program
The choreographer Stephen Petronio, who is beginning a $3 million fund-raising campaign to establish a choreographic residency program in Pawling, N.Y., announced Thursday that he had received a lead gift from the artist Anish Kapoor, who donated a sculpture that is expected to fetch $1 million in a private sale.
Total Music Sales Declined In 2015
According to Nielsen Music’s 2015 year-end report, total album sales dropped 6.1 percent from 257 million in 2014 to 241.4 million in 2015. Even digital track sales declined 12.5 percent in 2015 compared to 2014.
Numbers: Music Consumption Increased In 2015
“US music consumption rose 15.2 percent in 2015 from a year earlier to 549.4 million albums or their digital equivalent, reversing a decline in 2014, Nielsen Music said in an annual report.”