Their current dance piece/art installation, Naked, “is the type of performance commonly accompanied by offstage hauteur, or at least a laconic mystique. … But Eiko and Koma are cutups, frequently poking fun at the hard-line idealism of their youth … as well as at each other.”
Tag: 06.21.11
Treasure Trove Of Baroque Music Manuscripts Surfaces In Transylvania
Since the fall of the Communist regime in Romania, scholar/conductor Kurt Philippi has been finding and transcribing thousands of pages of sheet music in the archives of the historic Lutheran churches that once served Transylvania’s German community.
Researchers ‘Discover’ Van Gogh’s Only Portrait Of Brother Theo
“The Van Gogh Museum said Tuesday its experts now believe one of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings previously thought to be a self-portrait actually depicts his brother, Theo.”
Charles Dutoit Attempts To Create Joint North-South Korean Orchestra
“The 75-year-old Swiss conductor left for North Korea on Monday with violinist Chantal Juillet for a five-day stay … The musicians will discuss prospects of creating an ensemble made up of young artists from the two Koreas.”
As Bollywood Goes Mainstream In Canada, The Country’s Indian Cinemas Disappear
“Indian cinema has gone global – not only can it be seen in 100 countries, but the industry’s biggest celebration, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, are being held this year in Toronto on June 25. At the same time, Canadian theatres dedicated to showing Indian movies are slowly dying out.”
The Art Of Forensic Sculpture
“For decades, Frank Bender has stared at human skulls, handled them, even boiled scraps of flesh off them. He has done this to shape clay busts in the hope of giving names to rotting corpses and skeletons found in woods or alleys or abandoned houses. … His work has helped the authorities capture several notorious criminals who may have thought they were safe in their new lives.”
Library As Producer Of Content
“Libraries are moving into content creation, but mostly in order to help their communities share what they already create through institutional repositories and open access scholarship.”
Buying Art Online Is Gaining Some Traction
A growing number of collectors “have lately been demonstrating that connections may not be as important as they once were — and that online sales, a segment of the art business given up for dead not long ago, are becoming an increasingly important part of its future.”
U.S. Arts Giving Grew 5.7% To $13.3 Billion In 2010
“Donations to the arts began to rebound in 2010, with an estimated 5.7% increase after a combined drop of 8.2% in the deep recession years of 2008 and 2009… Factoring in inflation, the gain in arts giving was 4.1%.”
Meta-Monty Python: BBC Plans Dramedy On Life Of Brian Controversy
“Holy Flying Circus will revisit the making of Life of Brian and the controversy surrounding it, especially the TV chat show debate that pitted Python members John Cleese and Michael Palin against broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge and an Anglican bishop.”