“In an announcement late Monday, the Wilma Theater announced … a makeover, a name change, a fund-raising campaign, and the establishment of a permanent company.”
Tag: 01.13.16
Choreographer Mats Ek: Rumors Of My Complete Withdrawal From Dance Are Exaggerated
Reports all over European media last week said that Ek, 70, would both stop creating new dances and withdraw rights to perform all his previous works. He says that the hiatus is only temporary.
Canada Crowdsourced The Design For A Logo For The Country’s 150th Birthday. Canada’s Designers Are Unhappy
“Design student Ariana Cuvin won the contest and the $3,500 prize, but her technicolor take on the maple leaf has its share of detractors, including Stuart Ash, who designed the maple leaf seen on Canada’s flag. Maybe because it looks like something made for the Winter Olympics?”
New York City Opera Reorganization Plan Gets Final Approval
“The group taking over the company, NYCO Renaissance, hopes to use the City Opera name by next week, when it plans to present Puccini’s Tosca on Jan. 20-24 at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. … The plan calls for putting on annual seasons.”
Picasso Bust At Center Of Custody Battle Between Gagosian And Qatar Royal Family
“The high-powered art dealer Larry Gagosian says he bought it. The royal family of Qatar says it bought the sculpture, too. And now they are facing off in court over who owns Picasso’s important plaster bust of his muse (and mistress) Marie-Thérèse Walter, a star of the Museum of Modern Art’s popular ‘Picasso Sculpture’ show.”