In a newly-published interview from 2008, the late choreographer chats about technology, iPods, choreographing with the I Ching, and financing early work with mushrooms.
Tag: 11.01.11
Streaming And Downloading And Radio, Oh My…
“Licensing deals signal a new era of cooperation between Internet music services and record labels and artists agencies, who, in most cases, no longer view sites like Pandora as a threat to the bottom line.”
Art Evolves, And So Do Performance Artists
Yes, all right, Chris Burden is famous for having someone shoot him back in the heady early days of performance art. But now he makes ships that sail themselves, and he’s still into pushing limits.
Russian Booker Prize 2011 To Be A Booker-Of-Bookers
“The Russian Booker Prize is set to choose the best novel of the decade. The five finalists were picked by professional jury from a list of 60 books, previously shortlisted for the prize in various years from 2001 to 2010.”
Neuroscience Is Great – But It Will Change Our Ideas About Ourselves
“Brain science “will eventually begin to influence how the public views justice and responsibility. And there is no guarantee, he added, that its influence will be a good one.”
An Explosion Of Culture In Post-Qaddafi Libya
“Mere months after overthrowing their despots, Egypt and Libya are enjoying an explosion of new periodicals, including 150 new journals and magazines in Benghazi alone.”
Jurist Rejects Bid To Ban Tintin in the Congo For Being Racist
“A Belgian judicial adviser has recommended the country’s courts reject a legal bid to have a book featuring fictional boy hero Tintin banned for racism.”
Roof Caves In At Zimbabwe’s National Ballet Centre
“The National Ballet centre [in Harare] was on Sunday morning seriously damaged after the roof caved in leaving the building unsafe and unusable.” The 35-year-old building “had housed and trained the national dancing community for decades.”
Architect Selected For American Revolution Museum
“After years of debate, two rejected sites and immeasurable frustration, plans for the Museum of the American Revolution are finally under way, with the announcement Tuesday that the architect chosen to design the museum is – again – Robert A.M. Stern.”
Terrence Malick To Shoot Two Movies In One Year (Terrence Malick?)
He’s released about half a dozen films in nearly 40 years, but the director has announced production plans for two movies to be made back-to-back in 2012, both starring Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale. “Lovers of long, lyrical meditations on the universe, nature, and the meaning of life, your cup runneth over.”