With the country setting new daily records for infections, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has ordered that movie theaters, concert halls, opera houses, live theaters, and gyms (which include dance schools) must shut down completely until at least November 24. – Variety
Tag: 10.25.20
A Comic Artist Has To Earn His Sources’ Trust Just Like Any Other Journalist
Joe Sacco is famous in certain circles for his comics journalism books that recount complex tales in places readers might not know well. And accuracy – even in a cartoon-like book – is key. His new book might be his most detailed. “It’s about indigenous people who say that the land owns them and they are part of the land. So in a way, drawing them as accurately as possible, drawing their clothing, drawing their tents, their dogsleds correctly, and drawing the land itself in detail was kind of my way of honoring their own vision.” – Slate
Misty Copeland Thinks That After George Floyd, The Ballet World Is Listening
Copeland says that “for the first time in her 20-year career, people are starting to listen to her about the problem of diversity within the global ballet industry.” – BBC
The Nuns Singing, And Recording, Through The Pandemic
On the eve of lockdown in March, the Poor Clares of Arundel “were in the final stages of recording their debut album. The sisters hope it will bring some of the simple, balanced principles of cloister life to those struggling with the fallout from Covid.” – The Observer (UK)
A Counter-Lawsuit In The City Ballet Scandal Presents The Photo Sharer As The Real Victim
Chase Finlay is the dancer who remains out of the dance world after his sharing of intimate photos of his then-girlfriend, fellow dancer Alexandra Waterbury, with others at City Ballet. He now claims “it was he who had been the victim of abuse at the hands of Ms. Waterbury.” – The New York Times
The LA Phil Was Born During A Pandemic, But Will It Survive This One?
The monetary losses are staggering. But far worse was what happened during the first months. Mark Swed: “The L.A. Phil publicly demonstrated little leadership. One minute it was in the midst of a revolutionary and radically prescient ‘Power to the People’ festival; the next minute, the power was summarily turned off.” – Los Angeles Times
The Coronavirus Olivier Awards Went Off Surprisingly Well
But the British theatre awards were still filled with pain. Marianne Elliott, joint winner of best director: “This is a happy day and this is a sad day, because of what theatre was, and because none of us know when it will properly return.” – BBC
The Sisters Who Have Transformed The Piano Duo
Katia and Marielle Lèbecque “for over 50 years have been playing — and enlarging — the two-piano repertory. They have interpreted traditional classical and Romantic works, to brilliant effect, but have also ventured into jazz, Baroque, modernist and experimental genres — commissioning scores, inventing projects and testing their limits.” – The New York Times
London’s Old Vic Has Sold 30,000 Live Streaming Theatre Tickets … And Counting
It’s not an archive; it’s not live in a parking lot. It’s live and socially distanced and streamed. Those 30,000 tickets have sold to people in 73 countries. But it’s not perfect, especially for the directors and performers. “There’s no immediate response, no sense of connection, nor is there an opportunity to go out and have a drink or something to eat. Everybody just goes home, individually. It emphasizes the isolation and the loneliness and the grimness of this whole thing.” – The New York Times