03.11.12 – Page 2 – ArtsJournal Wayback

Soprano Ani Maldjian Didn’t Pick Opera For Fame, But It’s Finding Her Anyway

“I remember doing this pop competition; I showed up, and there were, like, 5,000 singers. And they were all dressed up — I don’t even know how to describe it. They were not there because they cared about music, they were there because they wanted to be famous and get noticed. It just wasn’t me.”

Child Actors Can Break A Film – Or Make It

Jean-Pierre Dardennes, one of the directors of the new The Kid With a Bike: “When a child without acting experience is on set — and this is not meant in any kind of derogatory way — he brings a presence like an animal, a cat. He is there.”

Jean Giraud, A.K.A. Moebius the Great Comics Artist, 73

The artist “was a bit player in Hollywood and a superstar of the page and canvas. The subtle paradox that tugs at the eye of his audience is that everything portrayed — the landscapes, denizens, technologies and even physics — is totally alien but also completely unified in presentation and rendered with the confident precision of a surveyor who has walked every inch of a property.”

A Contemporary Choreographer Moves On

“Since founding the Australian dance company Chunky Move in 1995, [Gideon] Obarzanek has consistently pushed the boundaries of how contemporary dance can be viewed and understood through mining his omnivorous interests in theater, film, visual art, science and technology.” But now he’s handing over Chunky Move. Why?

Author Elizabeth Strout Doesn’t Slam Social Media, But …

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge says fiction “can remove us from the whirlwind, give us another rhythm and the chance to be more contemplative. At least I see it in that way. There is so much ‘stuff’ now. And more. And more and more coming at us in all directions. To an extent, that can’t be helped, but it is nice to have it slowed down.”

The Slaves Of Thomas Jefferson Get An Exhibit Of Their Own

“Thomas Jefferson’s very existence was shaped and enabled by slavery. Slaves placed newborn Thomas in his cradle, and slaves comforted the former president on his deathbed.” Now those 607 slaves have an exhibit of their own.

Film Reviews For Cash – But Not For The Ebert Of China

“Most Chinese media organizations do not have a staff movie critic, and many publications that do print reviews use underpaid freelancers, who regularly accept red envelopes of cash from filmmakers, ostensibly to cover expenses.” Raymond Zhou doesn’t take those bribes, and he pays a price for his honesty.

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