Classical musicians in search of a fix of the exotic are making the pilgrimage to Argentina. The tango is hot. – Civilization
Author: Douglas McLennan
BACK OF THE BANDSTAND
A new crop of drummers has changed the essence and structure of making jazz. You never know what to expect, writes Ben Ratliff. – The New York Times
FASHION STATEMENT
English violinist Nigel Kennedy’s hair looked “as if borrowed from some sorry overcoiffed dog whose breed hails from remote mountainous regions of central Asia,” and his concert garb was no less bizarre this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center. Enough, writes Philip Kennicott. Appearances do count. – The Washington Post
NEW MUSIC TO JUMP UP AND DOWN FOR
The best art enlarges your life and changes you, writes Richard Dyer. Peter Lieberson’s new orchestral score for the Boston Symphony is such a work. – The Boston Globe
DREAM DANCE DUO
Two of the greatest dancers of our time – Altynai Asylmuratova and Konstantin Zaklinsky – will dance together at Sadler’s Wells. – The Telegraph (UK)
“SEXY MEN AND GOOD HUMORED WOMEN”
A very different Australian Ballet lands in New York. – The New York Times
(ALSO: Another review from the New York Times, 10/15/99)
BUSINESS FOR THE ARTS
The Australian government has come up with a bureaucratic alphabet – the “Business Case for Cultural Investment Guide” and the “Cultural Products Menu” – as it tries to promote business investment in the arts. Sydney Morning Herald
POLITICS OF MUSIC
Last week’s concert in Miami by Cuban band Van Van provoked huge demonstrations outside. Intense media attention was partly to blame. Miami Herald
POTTER PROOF
Kids are putting away the video games and devouring the sorcery of Harry Potter. Some parents worried about the wildly popular stories have persuaded South Carolina’s Board of Education to review whether the books should be allowed in the classroom. (AP) Philadelphia Daily News
BUSINESS FOR THE ARTS
The Australian government has come up with a bureaucratic alphabet – the “Business Case for Cultural Investment Guide” and the “Cultural Products Menu” – as it tries to promote business investment in the arts. Sydney Morning Herald