Exalting Bruckner at Carnegie Hall
Bruckner’s symphonies are communal rites of spiritual passage. For maximum impact, they require a proper hall and appropriate congregants. In New York City, Lincoln Center’s Geffen Hall – formerly Fisher Hall, and Philharmonic Hall before … read more
AJBlog: Unanswered QuestionPublished 2018-01-19
What Makes a Body Seem New?
The Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process series presents two works by Jodi Melnick on January 14th and 15th. Jodi Melnick in One of Sixty-Five Thousand Gestures, choreographed by Trisha Brown and Melnick. Photo: Robert Altman … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2018-01-19
Judaica as “Curiosities”: Are Jewish Museum’s Reinstalled Collection Galleries Good for the Jews?
I had misgivings from the start about Claudia Gould‘s appointment to the directorship of the Jewish Museum, New York. Her personal and professional backgrounds seemed more suited to directing a contemporary art museum than an … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2018-01-19
Luciana Jury at WOMEX—Now THAT’s interpretation!
Luciana Jury was one of the day case acts at WOMEX 2017, and she started her solo show off-mic, entering from the audience area and walking and singing to the stage. This was the … read more
AJBlog: OtherWorldlyPublished 2018-01-19
Ken Burns, Collector, Gets An Exhibition
There’s nothing like a celebrity, even a person behind the camera instead of in front of it, to attract attention–sometimes even deservedly so. I think that is the case for an exhibition opening Friday, Jan. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2018-01-18
Women in jazz journalism on gender issues, in NYC MLK weekend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend ’18 was a big one for jazz in NYC with the first Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center, a glorious Winter Jazz Fest, artists showcases at the conference … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond JazzPublished 2018-01-18