Lerman’s pioneering work in including elderly dancers in her troupe and in making site-specific dances in shipyards and other communities earned her a MacArthur “genius” grant in 2002.
Tag: 01.24.11
Luxury Goods Maker Pledges $34 Million To Retore Colosseum
“The work–which includes cleaning and reinforcing the exterior of the nearly 2000-year-old monument, its circular galleries and some underground spaces currently off-limits to the public–could begin by the end of the year and is expected to last between two and three years.”
Frank Gehry’s New World Symphony
The building “spills over with populist ideas, sometimes to the point of distraction. Enclosed inside a simple stucco box, its raucous interior forms — a pileup of rehearsal studios joined to a 756-seat hall — are part of an effort to break down the emotional distance between performers and the public, and in doing so to pump new life into an art form that is often perceived as stuffy and old-fashioned.”
BBC To Cut Online Services By 25 Percent
“The BBC is to cut about 200 websites as it reduces the amount of money it spends on its online output. The changes, which will see BBC Online’s budget cut by £34m, will also result in the loss of up to 360 posts over the next two years.”