Well, for a start, you get Maurice Béjart and Pina Bausch ranked ahead of Marius Petipa and Bob Fosse. And there’s more to argue about where that came from. (On the other hand, at least she doesn’t forget about hip-hop and Bollywood.)
Tag: 02.23.15
Relations With The U.S. Or No, Cuba Is Not Returning Exiles’ Art
“With the recent loosening of US restrictions on trade with Cuba, prisoner exchanges and the promise of warmer relations to come, the two countries are closer than they have been for 50 years. But for those Cuban exiles in the US whose art was seized by the Cuban authorities in the 1960s, restitution of their property is still no closer. Cuba continues to reject the charge that the art in question was stolen, and has no mechanism for its return.”
Poetess, Actress, Aviatrix, Rockette, And Other Gendered Occupations
“Listen to Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the history and etymology of feminine suffixes – including -ess, -ette, and -trix – with University of Michigan professor Anne Curzan.” (podcast)
Yes, It Is Possible To Be Scared To Death
Adrenaline can be a dangerous thing.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.23.15
A Different Orientation (Beauty Class Wk 1)
AJBlog: Jumper Published 2015-02-22
Fear of Music, Then and Now
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2015-02-23
Freda Payne At Jimmy Mak’s
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-02-23
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Fifty Years Ago, Britain’s Only White Paper On The Arts Suggested Daily Engagement – Did It Work?
“The good news is that the arts are a significant contributor to the economy; the bad is that culture and creativity are being erased from the classroom, and that audiences for the arts are substantially white, middle class, affluent and well educated. Worryingly, there is a downward trend in participation.”
Pablo Neruda’s Remains To Be Reburied In Chile After Four Investigations Into His Suspicious Death
“For nearly two years, Neruda’s remains have been lying in forensic laboratories in three countries – and from early this year in a fourth – in an attempt to determine whether his death may have been accelerated by poisoning.”
Can Pandora Soothe The Extremely Ruffled Feelings Of The Music World?
“To repair its relationships in the music world, Pandora has created a division to work with labels and artist managers, opened its vast databanks, and begun experimenting with artist promotions.”
The Woman Who Had A Huge Influence On Sculptor Anthony Caro, But Also Made Her Own Art
Sheila Girling, who has died at 90, met Caro at art school. “Girling’s pictures often dazzle with their intense hues, and it was she who on occasion chose the colours in Caro’s sculptures, from his steel and aluminium compositions of the 1960s to more recent pieces in Perspex.”
The NSA Might Be Displeased With Hollywood After The ‘Citizenfour’ Win
The Academy voters “implicitly validated the project of exposing how government stores and monitors our private communications as a worthy enterprise rather than a discreditable one. In this way, civil society has just strengthened a core democratic norm.”