Joan Acocella: “Sometimes, when it happens, you’re not sure at first that it really did happen. Even if the dancer crawls offstage (I’ve seen it), it could be part of the choreography, no? … For the audience, shamefully, an onstage injury is not just a misfortune. It’s also an adventure, like something in a movie.”
Tag: 02.01.12
An All-Black Waiting For Godot – What Does (What Can) It Mean?
“Of all the things the play has been interpreted as – a howl of existential angst, a rueful tribute to music hall, quite deliberately about nothing at all – how it relates to race remains an intriguing, and controversial, question.”
Restored And Glittering, Bolshoi Theater Still Has Problems
“In the three months since its reopening” following a long and troubled $700 million renovation, “performers have criticised the renovation, audiences booed its operatic premiere and complained about ticket prices, two Bolshoi ballet stars decamped to a rival theatre and other dancers suffered injuries.”
Patricia Neway, 92, Soprano Star Of Opera And Broadway Stages
For 15 years a principal at New York City Opera, Neway was particularly known for her work in contemporary operas. Her two most famous triumphs, both on Broadway, were as Magda Sorel in Menotti’s opera The Consul and as the Mother Superior in the original run of The Sound of Music.
Philadelphia Orchestra Expects Early Exit From Bankruptcy
Despite a 90-day extension of bankruptcy protection, orchestra management “expects a plan of reorganization to be filed with the court in February, with an exit from bankruptcy in late April or early May.”
Dancing About Israel’s Perpetual Wagner Wars On The Dance Stage
In The Misinterpretation of the Ring, or Hacking Wagner, choreographer Saar Magal (the grandchild of Holocaust survivors) “put[s] on stage the argument about hearing Wagner – and the whole issue of artistic-political censorship – as well as the issue of tendentious art, since the Nazis misused his music.”
The Artist Who Throws Herself At Men (Literally)
“There is [Lily] McElroy, all five feet and three inches of her, leaping through the air, her skirt in a state of disarray, turning an idiom into reality. Other bar dwellers look stunned, annoyed, or amused as one of McElroy’s friends takes a picture.”
Barnes & Noble Says It Won’t Carry Amazon Books
“Barnes & Noble has made a decision not to stock Amazon published titles in our store showrooms. Our decision is based on Amazon’s continued push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent.”
Does The Internet Change The Way You Think?
“The internet may not have changed the way we think, yet. But it is affecting our ability to concentrate.”
2011 Was An Excellent Year For Art Auction Houses
“Art prices swelled last year, lifting sales at Christie’s International PLC to $5.7 billion last year, up 14% from the year before. Christie’s auction sales matched those of its chief rival, Sotheby’s, which said it auctioned off $4.9 billion of art last year, up 14.5% from the year before.”