“Being forced to step off stage gave me time to learn more about the profession. I watched so many performances, rehearsals, classes as well as taught a number of classes myself. This gave me a moment to genuinely slow down and take everything back to basics.”
Tag: 02.06.16
Is Twitter Becoming Facebook? (And Does Anyone Not Already On Twitter Care?)
“It tears conversations apart, and it’s really confusing when some people have been live-tweeting an event and those things get scattered all across my timeline. It makes it extremely hard to follow events, and destroys one of the core values of Twitter, in my opinion.”
Saudi Artists Are Pushing The Boundaries
“Conceptual art is new in Saudi Arabia — a visual language that is easily understood by a young generation steeped in Internet culture, but flies just as easily past Saudi censors. Gharem and his band of young artists push the boundaries of critical speech now, not with words but with images.”
The Builder Who Shaped The Skylines Of LA, NY, Chicago And Detroit
“An heir to the company founded by his grandfather Julius in 1898, Mr. Tishman supervised the construction of three of the world’s earliest 100-story-plus skyscrapers: the John Hancock Center in Chicago, completed in 1970, and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, completed in 1973.”
It’s 2016, But There’s Still Another First For Women: Late-Night Comedy Show Host
Samantha Bee, whose show starts Monday night: “Canadians, in general, are pretty awestruck by the kinds of character studies you get to do during a US election cycle. It’s been true for any election cycle I’ve been a part of, for sure. It’s such a circus, and it goes on forever.”
When Symphony Musicians Retire
“I’m happy to be able to watch all the Steelers games on Sunday because I don’t have to work. They had a good season, in spite of everything.”
The Year Carol Channing Starred In The First Super Bowl Half-Time Show
“Channing wasn’t the center of attention. The show was mostly built around the Southern University marching band performing a tribute to Mardi Gras. And the highlight was not Channing or the band, but a bizarre re-enactment of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, waged by actors dressed in period costume firing cannons and pretending to fall dead on the turf.”
Directors Guild Awards Muddy The Oscar Waters Even More
“The Producers Guild of America gave its top prize to The Big Short and the Screen Actors Guild Award for best ensemble went to Spotlight. But the DGA Award now gives a boost to The Revenant, the tale of a 19th century fur trading fighting for his life.”
The Case For Classical Contemporary, By A Soprano Unafraid To Perform It All
“Barbara Hannigan loves challenges. It’s like a sense of duty for her. ‘I have an obligation,’ she says. ‘Because it is not only satisfying to me but it also serves the composers and serves the music. And they need it.'”
The 1972 Dance That Changed The World
“Not even its organizers had completely believed this particular dance would take place, and disaster was still quite possible. Forbidding American college students to dance rarely seems like a tenable position, but up to the very day it was scheduled, administrators at the university felt they had not only public opinion but also the law on their side in blocking it. These students didn’t merely want to dance.”