Forty carved figures from the tomb of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, are currently touring the US. “With faces of portrait-like specificity, gesturing hands, and expressive body language, the mourners mix mystery with candor as they pray, chant, weep, wipe away tears, turn towards their neighbors, bear witness.”
Tag: 03.04.10
Gene Chenault, 90, Father Of Automated, Corporate Rock Radio
“[W]ith his business partner, Bill Drake, [he] reshaped rock radio in the 1960s with prepackaged programming that delivered more music and fewer commercials to hundreds of stations, creating the automated format common today.”
Baltimore SO Spends March At The Circus
How’s this for adding visual elements to classical programming? Music director Marin Alsop has assembled a month’s worth of circus-related concerts under the title “BSO Under the Big Top.” Over the next four weeks there will be magicians, aerialists, puppets – and Copland, Prokofiev, Bartók, Barber, plus John Corigliano’s “loudest piece ever,” Circus Maximus.
RFK’s Bloody Clothes Removed From Vegas Display
“The son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy said he was ‘horrified’ when he learned earlier this week that clothing that his father was wearing when he was assassinated in 1968 was being displayed at an exhibit in Las Vegas. … After a complaint from the family, the LAPD removed the items from a display at a homicide investigators conference.”
Daniyal Mueenuddin Wins $20K Story Prize
“He splits his time between his farm in Pakistan — the setting for the stories in his book — and cities like New York and London. … Mueenuddin has plenty of responsibilities in Pakistan — he manages the large farm — but beyond that, he’s got nothing but time to work.”
In Feud With Board, Denver Artistic Director Quits
Shadow Theatre Company’s Keith “Hatten, who was hired in June to head Colorado’s only black theater company after the board ousted founder Jeffrey Nickelson, cited a power struggle with the current board, which has largely turned over since Nickelson was pushed out.”
Why The Hurt Locker‘s Accuracy Isn’t Really The Point
“Hollywood always plays fast and loose with reality. That’s why it usually makes dramas and not documentaries — and, let’s be honest, it’s also why Americans buy its products in such bulk. We’re not looking for facts; we’re looking for entertainment and (even at the movies) some deeper truth that art reveals.”
Noshing On The Set: Craft Service Explained
“In literal terms, craft service assists not so much the stars, but the crew: ‘craft’ workers such as grips, gaffers, property masters, costumers, electricians, hair and make-up artists. These days, the job is mainly known for providing workers and actors with lavish snacks — all day long.”
Must NYC’s Pedestrian Plazas Be Quite So Unsightly?
“Now that the plazas at Times and Herald squares are permanent, the next step is making them look worthy of the part, a process that began somewhat haltingly yesterday. … [W]hy isn’t the DOT taking more assertive steps in making the plazas attractive? Epoxy gravel is hardly the stuff of inspiring design.”
With DNA Analysis, FBI Seeks Break In 1990 Gardner Heist
The robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, “which included three Rembrandts and a Vermeer, remains the world’s largest art theft in dollar value.” Sources said the evidence to be analyzed “would probably include long strips of duct tape used to tie up the museum’s two night watchmen, whom the thieves overpowered to get access to the artwork.”