Wendy Perron: “I’ve read that Graham cultivated an Eastern look herself and was flattered whenever anyone mistook her for Asian. Some think that, since she had a long torso and short legs, her close-to-the-floor technique was particularly suited to Asian bodies. … Whatever the reason, more Asian dancers have found a home in Graham’s company than in any other modern dance group – and most have been beyond brilliant.”
Tag: 03.24.14
Can This Play Change the Way We Treat Psychosis?
The creators of The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland may not transform the mental health professions, but they’re trying to convey to the rest of us what the actual experience of psychosis – the hallucinations and delusions – is like.
Why So Many People Are Obsessed With Malaysian Airlines 370
Turns out, we can’t help it – it pushes buttons hard-wired in our brains.
Airlifting To A Refugee Center Near You: Library-In-A-Box
“The so-called Ideas Box, designed by Philippe Starck, contains 15 tablet computers and four laptops with satellite Internet connections; 50 e-readers and 5,000 e-books; 250 printed books; a movie projector, screen and 100 films; chairs, tables and board games.”
The Massive New Skyscrapers That Will Barely Touch The Ground
“Hudson Yards is the largest private development project in U.S. history, and it’s being built without footings or foundations.”
New Taxes Will Make UK Downloads (Movies, Books, Music) More Expensive
“Closing the loophole could bring in revenues of about £300m in its first year, according to government estimates. The tax change will apply to downloads of films, music, e-books and smartphone games.”
‘Cardboard Architect’ Shigeru Ban Wins 2014 Pritzker Prize
Architecture’s most prestigious honor goes to a 56-year-old Japanese designer “known for building refugee shelters at almost every cataclysmic natural disaster for the past 20 years.”
‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Recalls His Early Life in China
Li Cunxin, now artistic director of the Queensland Ballet, describes his childhood on a dirt-poor farm, the fluke that led to his strenuous dance training in Beijing, and how he came to Houston and stardom in the U.S.
Venetians Want to Revive the Old Republic of Venice and Leave Italy
Granted, it was a non-binding online poll, but more than 2 million people in the Veneto (out of a voting population of 3.8 million) answered yes to the question, “Do you want Veneto to become an independent and sovereign federal republic?”
London Theatre Ceiling Collapse Blamed on Old Materials
Part of the auditorium ceiling at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End fell in med-performance in December. Staff of a BBC Radio 4 programme “has seen a letter from Westminster City Council saying hessian wadding embedded in the ceiling was getting weaker over time.”