The orchestra “has notions to do for classical music what the Venice Biennale and Art Basel Miami Beach have done for art.” Philharmonic officials describe the ten-day event, to begin in May-June 2014, as “a veritable playground of new and recent music from around the world.”
Tag: 01.24.13
US Federal Agents Seize Funds From Book About Ugandan Warlord
Freelance reporter David Axe and artist Tim Hamilton wrote a graphic novel titled Army of God about the notoriously vicious Joseph Kony. Last month, “the federal office of Foreign Assets Control confiscated the majority of Army of God‘s advance payment, claiming it was being used to fund a terrorist organization.”
Michael Grandage Launches Youth Theatre
“The Futures Company is looking to recruit young people aged 15 to 25 from ‘mixed’ backgrounds wanting to work in theatre as actors, directors, technicians, stage managers and other offstage roles. The company, which is free to join, will meet once a week for a year, and will run alongside the Michael Grandage Company’s West End season.”
What Made Wolves Evolve Into Dogs? Carbs
“Comparing the DNA of dogs and wolves shows that dogs’ ability to easily digest carbohydrates, originally from starch in scraps left behind by humans, helped enable their domestication.”
Manti Te’o And The Girlfriend Hoax – Did His Samoan Culture Make Him Susceptible?
As an ethnographer who spent two years doing fieldwork among Samoan migrants, Ilana Gershon observes that many aspects of the saga that seem incredible to most Americans make sense in the context of Te’o’s background and likely upbringing.
What Would George Orwell Be Writing About In 2013?
“If Orwell was fighting in a war akin to the Spanish civil war in 2012, where would he be – Syria? Would he write Homage to Aleppo, perhaps? … Would he be working in a call centre rather than going down a mine?” Or might he have become a food writer – a Ruth Reichl or Michael Pollan?
Egyptian Artworld Protests Morsi And “Threats To Creative Freedom”
Artists, curators, critics and academics have united against president Mohamed Morsi and his controversial charter, which they say threatens freedom of expression and creativity.
Sundance Market For Films Is Surprisingly Strong
“That Sundance is bustling with distribution deals is not surprising given the expanding options for release, namely video-on-demand services. Some of the prices are surprising, however, given how a batch of Sundance acquisitions fared at the box office last year.”
Shrinking Market – Hollywood Makeup/Hair Artists See Tougher Times
“This isn’t the job your mother wants for you, O.K.? It’s a roller coaster.”
Benjamin Millepied To Head Paris Opera Ballet
“Benjamin Millepied, the choreographer and a former principal at New York City Ballet, will be the new director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet, starting in September 2014.”