University College London’s Bloomsbury Theatre, now back in action after a 3½-year renovation, aims to re-examine “traditional ideas about the role of theatre in a research-intensive university.” UCL’s new Performance Lab “will explore how live performance and research can inspire each other, bringing artists and organisations into the theatre to work with researchers from fields including science, technology, art and design.” – The Stage
Tag: 02.13.19
Mel A. Tomlinson, Who Danced With Three Of America’s Great Ballet Companies, Dead At 65
A performer “of powerful, regal demeanor,” Tomlinson was a member, in turn, of Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and New York City Ballet. He was most celebrated for his performance in the Balanchine-Stravinsky ballet Agon, which he learned from its originator, Arthur Mitchell, at DTH and from Mr. B. himself at NYCB. – The New York Times
Anne-Sophie Mutter And Grandmaster Flash Win 2019 Polar Music Prize
The violin soloist and the hip-hop trailblazer, as well as the peace-through-music nonprofit Playing for Change, will each receive an award of one million Swedish kronor (more than $108,000) from the fund created by ABBA’s late manager and publisher, Stig Anderson. – Billboard