He “was a formidable Romanian-born Israeli artist, art historian and curator whose talent helped him escape a Nazi concentration camp for the safety of Palestine; eventually he settled in Paris, where he became a close friend of the writer Samuel Beckett.”
Tag: 05.11.10
Ian McKellen, In Costume For Godot, Mistaken For Actual Bum
Recounts the actor, “During the dress rehearsal of Godot, I crouched by the stage door of the Comedy Theatre [in Melbourne], getting some air, my bowler hat at my feet [and] seeing an unkempt old man down on his luck, a passer-by said, ‘Need some help, brother?’ and put a dollar in my hat.”
Cannibal! The Musical London Run Cancelled After Rights Are Withdrawn
“Producer Frazer Brown, who produced and directed [the show] in 2008 in Edinburgh, announced that the [summer run at Leicester Square Theatre] had been cancelled last week.” It seems the rights were never formally negotiated, and the rights-holder now has a better offer …
Teachers Grade More Harshly When They Use Red Pens
“[N]ewly published research suggests your grades may have been higher if that ink had been blue.”
The Top Ten Worst Popes (Benedict Isn’t Even Close)
“The scandals may be coming thick and strong from the Vatican at the moment, but the Church has always waged a losing battle with its own vice-ridden staff. … political skullduggery and a corrupt election process thrust one improbable candidate after another into the position as god-fearing believers looked on in impotent horror.”
It’s Time To Remove Canada’s Book-Import Barrier
“The near-parity of the Canadian and American dollars has heightened attention to this particular instance of cultural protectionism – notably among readers who can compare U.S. and Canadian prices, often printed on book covers. Some publishers have taken to showing only the Canadian price on covers, to prevent comparisons.”
Pompidou Outpost Opens In A Steel-Belt Town
“Like the Bilbao Guggenheim, the Centre Pompidou-Metz has been given a spectacular and unconventional building. It resembles a white Teletubby house; or a collapsed parasol; or a giant stingray. But unlike its celebrated parent, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, built in 1977, the Metz Pompidou does not flaunt its innards to the world.”
Slide Show: Centre Pompidou-Metz
A look inside and outside this very strange fish.
When Flight Of The Conchords Plays To An Actual Crowd
“Two seasons of their New York sitcom have made stars of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie,” not that the New Zealanders let on in their stage show. “‘If you need to go,’ the bearded, slight McKenzie says lightly near the end of their two-hour set, ‘if you’ve got something else on, just shoot off.'”
NC Symphony Musicians Agree To 15 Percent Pay Cut
“The musicians’ union voted last week to ratify a contract modification that will enable the financially strapped symphony to save $1 million annually in the next two years. ‘It is a stunningly significant sacrifice from our 68-person orchestra,’ David Chambless Worters, the symphony’s president and CEO, said in an interview.”