Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, the original BalletBoyz, write about how they and their company adapted their 2015 stage production Young Men into a full-length film.
Tag: 11.12.16
How The Chief Of The Paris Opera Is Trying To Keep The Art Form Relevant
Stéphane Lissner talks about updated stagings and the company’s digital project, 3e Scène (Third Stage), and he takes a reporter to one of his Avant-premières Jeunes (Youth Previews), pre-opening performances for teens and young adults for which tickets are either €10 or free.
Even Through The Strike, Pittsburgh Symphony Keeps Up The Fundraising
It may look bad, but they’d be sorry it if they didn’t.
How The Oxford English Dictionary Reinvented Its Relevance
“To tell you the truth, the OED was going nowhere in 1976, when I signed on. We didn’t know that at the time, but the University Press—who controlled its purse strings—couldn’t see how they could restore its relevance. Behind closed doors, discussions raged on about whether the dictionary should be mothballed as soon as the current update had reached Z.”
That Hammer In Mahler’s Sixth (Yes, It Does Get Too Much Attention, But … )
Marin Alsop says that Mahler, who was probably a narcissist, is right for our time: “He maintained a messianic conviction that posterity would recognize and embrace his greatness.”
Why Are Migrants And Refugees In London? This Arts Project Asks Them
The Battersea Arts Centre combines personal stories with an exhibit of what’s important to these migrants: “It reminds us that a culture is made up of individual stories about who we are.”
London’s New (Well, Improved) Design Museum Is Weird, And Weirdly Charming And Wonderful
During a recession, and with little government support, the museum remade itself – after “60 years of tireless campaigning” – is “abstractly handsome” with “a degree of majesty.”
Hollywood, It’s (Past) Time To Stand Up
Christina Laughlin: “You were given power so that you can use it. You were given people who follow you, and look up to you, so you can point to things in the world that are unjust, and call those people to action. You were given that giant, swelling bank account so you can use that money to ease the suffering of someone, something, somewhere, in the world. You were given the ability to do the right thing, because it needs to be done. Because the world needs real heroes, not the ones you play on the screen.”
Robert Vaughn Was Known Best For ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ But His Acting Range Was Wider And Stronger Than That
The almost-84-year-old, who most recently starred in the BBC series “Hustle,” died on Friday. “He could play the silliest stuff without it leaving a mark on him. His performance took the edge off the bad writing and filled up the good.”
There’s A New Documentary About The Australian Ballet’s First Indigenous Dancer
The movie, which was made by the only Indigenous student studying film and TV at his university, gained “unprecedented access” to the Australian Ballet’s rehearsal rooms and performance spaces. People will “get to see the pain, the trouble, the injuries, the competitiveness that goes on behind the making of these productions.”