This weekend at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Beijing Dance Theatre will premiere a new piece that it cannot perform at home: an adaptation of Jin Ping Mei (“The Golden Lotus”), a racy late 16th-century novel that has been banned in China itself since 1687.
Tag: 03.24.11
Susie Bright: Birth Of A Sex Rebel
“My dad gave me a subscription to Ms. magazine when I was 12, which just delighted me to no end. I remember seeing an advertisement that used the word ‘masturbate,’ and the moment I saw that word in context I knew what it meant. I knew that suddenly this was an objective reality and that Satan was not in my underpants”.
Royal Philharmonic Plays Concert For Plants
The orchestra “performed a three-hour recital in Cadogan Hall in London last week … [for] more than 100 different varieties of plants and bulbs.” The concert was a promotional event presented by the home shopping network QVC.
Finally – List Of Stolen Egyptian Artifacts
“The delay in announcing the losses has inevitably reduced the chance of recoveries. The perfunctory details of the objects and the poor quality images of the missing items suggests that the museum (the world’s most important collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts) has poor records and that its contingency planning for an emergency was woefully inadequate.”
Robert DeNiro, Private Jets, Scams – Now This Is An Art Trial
In court, the private jets have been a constant theme. Gallery bookkeeper Maryann Cohen brushed off a question about Mr. Salander’s huge travel bills, saying he “did like private jets.”
How Park Avenue’s Public Art Is Chosen
Let’s just say there are significant politics, and complicted logistics, behind scoring a Park Avenue show. “Park Avenue’s basically an extension of the big galleries. It becomes a commercial venue.”
Canada’s New Arts Budget
Arts groups say they are disappointed in the federal budget, calling it a “missed opportunity,” while a few organizations were cheered by it.
Danza Contemporanea De Cuba – Pure Cuban Dance Comes Out From Behind The Wall
“Cuba has a history of well-trained dancers, many of whom start with the National Ballet and go on to other forms of dance. But unlike many other ensembles in the international dance community, in which choreographers work with companies around the world, Danza Contemporanea De Cuba was cut off from such collaborations by the political sanctions placed on its home country.”
Conservative Actors Speak Out About Their Politics
“Most of the actors said they do not talk about politics with their actor cronies unless asked–and even then respond circumspectly. They’ve mastered the art of remaining silent and blank-faced when political topics surface.”
If Not A Google Digital Book Library, Then What?
“Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries, books lying inert and underused on shelves. But only a digital public library will provide readers with what they require to face the challenges of the 21st century — a vast collection of resources that can be tapped, free of charge, by anyone, anywhere, at any time.”