Asked about the beloved Cinderella pop star in an interview, the prickly opera veteran snarled, “Let’s get off that subject. Move on. … You insult me by even wanting to bring it into this conversation. I’m not interested.”
Tag: 05.18.10
Feds Ask: Does Cincinnati Ballet Dancer Deserve A Visa?
“According to Ballet spokesperson Missie Santomo, the Immigration Service is delaying visa renewal and has asked for specific evidence that [Liang] Fu has achieved ‘distinction’ through a high level of achievement in his field, substantially above that ordinarily encountered, and an explanation of why an American dancer could not bring the same ability to the stage as Fu.”
Quidditch On College Campuses, Minus The Flying
“Hula hoops hung from tree branches are the goals; the brooms are standard straw versions. The red and blue balls (bludgers and quaffles) are from the toy aisle. And the most creative modification of all: The snitch is a distance runner clad in a yellow shirt, gold leggings and a sweatband.”
A Crash Course On Choreographer Robert Cohan
“Once the mainstay of Britain’s premier modern dance company, his works are now rarely seen. His model was Martha Graham, and both his choreography and his teaching were founded on her dance technique: weighted, expressive, driven by the spine and pelvis. But they are less expressionistic, and often based around a social situation rather than a psychodrama….”
In Oxford Poetry Race, Candidates Use Their Words
“‘I thought it might be oh-so hip / to win me a professorship, / and so I thought I’d write this note / to woo, to wow, to win your vote,’ writes Robert P Lacey, a medic who says if he were to be voted in by Oxford graduates, he’d write a poem a week and post it online, and also ‘form another, smallish prize / for poetry that please my eyes’.”
Jazz Pianist Hank Jones Dies At 91
“Praised for the feather-soft precision of his touch, Jones was equally adept at unleashing the piano’s full, orchestral gamut of sounds. Rhythmic lift and propulsive swing were inherent to his playing…. And his deep understanding of harmony was the foundation for a skilled mastery of the diverse material in the Great American Songbook.”
Studios’ Video-On-Demand Dreams Confront Reality
“Hollywood cleared a legal hurdle when the [FCC approved] ‘selectable output control,’ which can reach into a customer’s home video player and turn off its video outputs while a pay-per-view program is being watched, to prevent the program from being copied.” But so far, cinema owners’ opposition has kept studios from releasing films for home viewing before they’re on DVD.
Henry V, Starring Juvenile Offenders Sentenced To Perform
“Berkshire Juvenile Court Judge Judith Locke has sent these adjudicated offenders — found guilty of such adolescent crimes as fighting, drinking, stealing, and destroying property — not to lockup or conventional community service, but to four afternoons a week of acting exercises, rehearsal, and Shakespearean study.”
Nat’l Museum of Catholic Art & History Quietly Went Under
“The Catholic museum was never a prominent cultural attraction. But its short life in New York is a parable of what can go wrong in the distribution of public funds for the arts. From the outset, the museum was an improbable pursuit.”
Reasons To Think Twice Before Moving To Oberammergau
“Tradition dictates that about half the village must take part in the passion play. Oberammergau’s foresters, mechanics, innkeepers, dentists and carpenters have been growing their beards and learning their lines for the past year. This year, 2,400 villagers were involved, including 650 children.”