Krista Tippett: “In his art, Yo-Yo Ma resists fixed boundaries. He’d like to rename classical music just ‘music’ – born in improvisation, and traversing territory as vast and fluid as the world we inhabit. In this generous and intimate conversation, he shares his philosophy of curiosity about life, and of performance as hospitality.” (audio plus transcript)
Tag: 03.03.16
Sergei Filin Isn’t Leaving The Bolshoi Ballet After All
“Sergei Filin has finally confirmed that he will be staying at the Bolshoi Ballet, after his contract as artistic director expires in two weeks’ time, heading a new choreographers workshop, as proposed by the theatre’s chief Vladimir Urin last July.”
The Video Store Is Not Dead (As Long As It’s Indie)
“All I’ve read, for months and even years, is that the video store is dead, and yet here I am at the counter of Video Free Brooklyn in the middle of a weekday afternoon, and I can’t get a word in edgewise.”
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker And Brian Eno Try Shakespeare Without Words
“In the show Golden Hours, featuring tracks from Eno’s Another Green World and choreography by de Keersmaeker, the playwright’s lines are danced rather than spoken. The duo talk about stretching time, the power of pop songs and searching for answers in the studio.”
The Cowshed: A Victim Remembers The Cultural Revolution
“I had the good fortune not only to have seen a cowshed – or rather, to have been forced to see it – but to have lived in one for about nine months. It was no life of luxury, but I did gain a rare opportunity to witness the Cultural Revolution from the inside. … Would anyone these days build a prison for me, and ensure its security by guarding it day and night?”
3,900 Pages Of Paul Klee’s Notebooks Are Now Online. Enjoy
“These works are considered so important for understanding modern art that they are compared to the importance that Leonardo’s A Treatise on Painting had for Renaissance.”
Shakespeare, Performed By Your Spatula
“The nurse is a bottle of Dettol. Lady Capulet is a half-used bottle of washing-up liquid. There’s something rather sad about that.”
Everything’s A ‘Con’ Now, Thanks To The Internet
“The far-flung corners of fandom used to thrive mostly online, invisible to those didn’t share the same groupie passions. But recently, more fans have been stepping out of the virtual world and into convention centers—the physical manifestation of an obsessiveness bred by the Internet.”
Wait, Authors! That’s Not A Spam Email – That’s Real Prize Money
Australian author Helen Garner “was going to delete the email but thought to call her publisher, who informed her that the Windham-Campbell prize was in fact real. The Windham-Campbell prize is one of world’s richest literary awards, according to reports.”
Can Movie Theatres Sell Tickets As Social Experience?
“People still like to go to the movies. They like to go out, be around people, engage other people, and cinema still has a very strong pull in that respect.”