Babushka Pushkina (Pushkin’s Grandma) is “a contest of poets ages 18 to 25 and is organized like a real television competition. The contest consists of several rounds. In each round, poets write a verse on a given topic. After each round, three contestants are asked to leave.”
Tag: 02.12.13
Malian Musicians Fight Back Against Islamist Rebels Who Tried To Silence Them
“To the musicians from Mali here, the attempt by terrorists associated with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) to suppress music in their country’s north goes beyond politics and religion: It’s an offense to the soul of the nation, where music is more than entertainment, it’s essential to life.”
Major Phoenix Theatre Cancels Remainder Of Season
“Actors Theatre, one of a handful of professional theater companies in the Valley, has canceled the final two productions of its season and laid off six of eight employees as it takes a ‘pause’ to reinvent its business model.”
Can London’s Historic Gallery District Be Saved From Developers?
“Over the past 90 years, Cork Street, a quiet road in London’s gilded district of Mayfair …, has become as synonymous with art as Savile Row has with bespoke men’s tailoring. Now plans for a multimillion-dollar development that will see several of the galleries on the road having to leave means the character and future of Cork Street is under threat, say those campaigning to preserve it.”
‘A Brittle Little Dominatrix And Peerless Narcissist’: 2013 Hatchet Job Of The Year
“Camilla Long’s comprehensive shredding of Rachel Cusk’s memoir of her divorce, Aftermath, has won her the Hatchet Job of the Year award for the best worst review of the last 12 months.”
Did Spotify Predict The Grammy Winners?
Actually, it did pretty well…
Opera In Dallas Cowboys Stadium (But First A Wabbit)
“As a curtain-raiser, the Dallas Opera will present the world’s largest screening of “What’s Opera, Doc?” The 1957 Warner Brothers cartoon, directed by the legendary Chuck Jones, stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in what’s the best known, even best loved, send-up of Wagnerian opera.”
US-Russia Art Dispute: Russian Agencies Threaten To Sue Library Of Congress
“Russia’s Foreign Ministry has recommended that two Russian government agencies sue the US Library of Congress … The move, seemingly in retaliation for US court-ordered sanctions against Russia costing $50,000 per day, is the latest twist in the ongoing dispute between the Brooklyn-based Jewish group Chabad and Russia.”
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Makes Play-And-Talk Offer To Locked-Out Musicians
The proposal, to which the musicians’ union must respond by next Monday, would run through June 30, salvaging the final third of the season. Management locked out the players in October and has subsequently cancelled all concerts until late March.
Minnesota Lawmaker Wants To Reallocate State Funds To Locked-Out Musicians
“The chair of the Minnesota House Legacy Committee says she is considering reallocating funds currently designated for the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra … [to fund] continuing concerts that the locked-out musicians have organized themselves.”