“I actually prefer the purity of a part that’s written for a man, because I find that when it’s written for a woman – usually by a man – it will always have some stupid breakdown scene, or some stupid thing that would never really happen.”
Tag: 09.28.11
The Isadora Duncan Of Arabic Dance?
“Suraya Hilal is a giant in the world of Arabic dance, revered for reviving traditional dances of the region, particularly her homeland of Egypt, and transforming them into a contemporary form known as Hilal Dance.”
Irish Step Dancing May Lead To Pattern Baldness
“The hair pins used to secure extravagant Irish dancing wigs may have led to a teenager’s hair loss, two Irish doctors have warned.”
ABT To Offer Training Course In Russia
“The company said on Wednesday that it would present a weeklong course on its training techniques in St. Petersburg, Russia, home of the Mariinsky Theater – the former Kirov – and a venerable part of ballet history.”
Paulo Coelho On Becoming A Social Media God
The Brazilian novelist, who has 6.5 million likes on Facebook and 2.4 million Twitter followers, gives a six-point answer to the question, “How can a writer – relatively unknown in the USA – reach so many people?”
Charlotte Gainsbourg, France’s Most Self-Critical Movie Star
“I see too much of myself that I don’t like. But that doesn’t mean I’m negative. … I never approach a role in a relaxed, easy, happy way. It’s as if I’m always looking for shit, for what will make me feel bad.”
Where Einstein Led Lucinda Childs
Before she choreographed the legendary 1976 staging of Glass’s Einstein on the Beach, Lucinda Childs was one more member of the now-historic, then-poor-and-struggling Judson Dance Theater. Childs, now 71, looks back at the long, strange journey she’s had ever since.
“Black Swan” Interns Sue Over Their Unpaid Work
“The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, claims that Fox Searchlight Pictures, the producer of “Black Swan,” had the interns do menial work that should have been done by paid employees and did not provide them with the type of educational experience that labor rules require in order to exempt employers from paying interns.”
How Nichefication Killed The Big Culture Moment
If you’re under 25, you’ve never felt a true Massive Music Moment. Not Lady Gaga. Not Adele. Not even Kanye. As the critic Chuck Klosterman has written, “There’s fewer specific cultural touchstones that every member of a generation shares.”
Loss Of Borders Books – New Opportunities For Booksellers?
“The loss of a Borders may open up the retail landscape for independent or niche booksellers. Still, there is little doubt that many of the vacated Borders stores are simply too large — and have leases that are too expensive — to turn a profit by selling books.”