“This Event, lasting just over an hour, took place on two separate small stages, with a long corridor of space between them. To concentrate on one stage but occasionally glimpse entirely different choreography occurring in the distance on the other — a characteristic Cunningham arrangement — was poignant, frustrating and thrilling. There was a sense of abundance, a reminder that there is always more dance than we can absorb.”
Tag: 08.02.09
How’s PBS Doing?
“I guess the best way to answer that question is that coming out of the administration, we received full funding for public broadcasting, which is the first time in eight years,” PBS chief Paula Kerger said. “So I think that says something.”
Edinburgh Fringe In Cutbacks
“Fringe Sunday has been cancelled, as have the opening and closing parties for performers; the Cavalcade has been greatly cut back; there is a dearth of sponsors; and, heaven forfend, Soho House will no longer be providing free champagne for its members staying north of the border during festival time. The recession is certainly having an effect on what is being called the credit-crunch Fringe, which gets under way in Edinburgh next weekend.”
Genius: One Percent Inspiration, 99 Percent Grit?
Although the idea itself isn’t new – “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,” Thomas Edison famously remarked – the researchers are quick to point out that grit isn’t simply about the willingness to work hard. Instead, it’s about setting a specific long-term goal and doing whatever it takes until the goal has been reached. It’s always much easier to give up, but people with grit can keep going.
National Black Theatre Festival After 20 Years
“More than 100 performances and a keynote address by poet Maya Angelou are expected to attract an estimated 60,000 people to the biannual, weeklong event.”
UK Universities – Have A-Level Degrees Been Dumbed Down?
“Universities were yesterday embroiled in a furious row over dumbing down after a parliamentary inquiry revealed the number of first-class degrees had almost doubled in a decade.”
Arthur Laurents At 93
“Looked at in aggregate, Laurents’s life has an improbable Forrest Gump air of having encompassed great swaths of history and the famous figures within it.”
Will Shreveport Symphony Revival Follow Leadership Change?
“Whether or not the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra will make a comeback for the 2009-10 season is yet to be seen as the organization undergoes a changing of the guard.”