“The New York City Ballet is speculating that, much like Billy Elliot, most young city-dwellers would love ballet if they just gave it a chance. In order to entice these folks to make that initial jeté into ballet, the NYCB is starting an annual collaboration with some contemporary artists, the fruits of which will be on display all around the city.”
Tag: 01.09.13
Diablo Ballet Tries Crowdsourcing Choreography Ideas
“In a process it dubs the ‘world’s first web ballet’,” the San Francisco Bay Area company “is taking suggestions starting Tuesday for a new ballet, via Twitter. Participants can cast votes for one of three choices of music and can suggest the mood of the work, the emotions of the dancers, or different dance moves to include.”
Tenor On ‘Vocal Strike’ Over Opera Ad Campaign
Marc Hervieux, billed by L’Opéra de Montréal as “the prince of Québec tenors”, is refusing to sing during rehearsals because he’s angry that the company’s posters for Die Fledermaus feature models instead of singers.
A Hollywood Actress Who Actually Likes Getting Older
“There are those actresses – no names mentioned, of course – so eager to preserve their ingénue image that they bridle strenuously at the idea of playing a mother. Fine, so just give the part to Mare Winningham. ‘I rather like growing old. I’ve been playing a mom for a while now,’ the girlish-looking Ms. Winningham, 53, forthrightly said.”
Traditional Orchestra Instruments That Can Be Played One-Handed
“A competition has been launched to develop a musical instrument that can be played, at orchestral level, with one hand.”
Tate Modern Sets New Record For Visitors
“A record 5.3 million people visited Tate Modern in London last year, up 9.5% on 2011, the gallery has said.”