“Anish Kapoor now owns the exclusive rights to the world’s darkest material — a claim that, naturally, is pissing off other artists. The pigment is the very sexy Vantablack, known as the blackest black out there — much blacker than a panther swimming in a tarpit.”
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And Now On To Theatre Awards Season With The Olivier Nominations
“Stars have been no strangers to London stages in the last season, as evidenced by a lineup of Olivier-nominated actors this year that includes Branagh, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicole Kidman and, fresh off his Academy Award win last night, Mark Rylance.”
Google Doodle Pays Tribute To A Dancer And Choreographer
“Rukmini Devi, born on February 29, 1904, in a Brahmin family in Madurai, was considered to be the most important revivalist in the Indian classical dance form. Despite strong protest, she not only supported this art form, but also took it to a higher level, which was considered a low and vulgar art in the early 1920s.”
Add Another Name To The Short List Of Great U.S. Ballet Choreographers
“As he sees it, you can never really know a ballet unless you’ve performed it. He is terrifically serious. Though he looks and moves like a teen-ager—he does uptalk, he has made a ballet for an iPad app—his demeanor is habitually grave.”