“Mr. Gaylord, a World War II Army paratrooper who received the Bronze Star Medal for valor during the Battle of the Bulge, said he intended his sculptures to ‘confront visitors with the reality of actual war’ while complying with the design committee’s instructions not to glorify it.”
Tag: 03.29.18
‘I’m Struggling With The Biggest Element: My Age! I’m Fighting Time’ – Akram Khan Dances His Last Full-Length Solo
To accompany this photo journal, the dancer-choreographer writes about Xenos, about an Indian colonial soldier fighting for Britain in World War I. “In my work, I need a character I can relate to – but also a character who can relate to me. So we decided that this colonial soldier was a dancer who is thrown into the trenches somewhere in Europe. Most of the piece takes place in a trench, at least in an abstract sense.”
Metropolitan Opera Produces A Work For Infants
This may not be the first time someone has said that the Met’s audience is a bunch of babies, but it’ll be the first time that it’s literally true. “The company will present 10 free performances of BambinO, an opera for babies between 6 months old and 18 months old, from April 30 to May 5 in the opera house’s smaller auditorium, List Hall … The 40-minute opera – scored for two singers and two musicians – will be performed for a small audience of babies and caregivers.” (includes video)
UK Ruling On Hearing Damages Will Have Big Impact On Orchestras
“It effectively says an orchestral workspace is no different from a factory,” said Mark Pemberton, director of the Association of British Orchestras. “What it says is that musicians will need to be wearing their hearing protection at all times.”
How Nashville Lost Its Soul To “Experience” Tourism
Nashville is cool now. Which is to say, there are parts of Nashville that serve and appeal to and are filled with members of the so-called creative class and promise a different “experience” than your day-to-day life. The draw wasn’t major attractions, like the Opry, but attending a quaint show at the Bluebird Café. Like Austin or Portland, the draw to Nashville isn’t to go and be a tourist, but to go and spend a weekend sort of pretending that you live there — and, who knows, maybe one day make it a reality, and bring your friends and business along with you.
Meet A Man Who’s Been Handling Priceless Art (And Not Just Paintings) For 40 Years
“Ken Simons has had his hands on Picasso paintings, moved Tracey Emin’s bed and manoeuvred an Antony Gormley sculpture though a third-floor window. For him, a famous painting or sculpture isn’t just a precious creation to be admired – it’s a practical puzzle. Will it fit through the door? How can it be carried? Which trolley is best to wheel it through the gallery? And, in the case of some outlandish modern sculptures – how does it fit together?”
In Which Our Intrepid Musician Tests Out Promises He Can Learn Perfect Pitch
I order the set on Amazon, used, for over 100 euros. It comes with a pile of CDs and a “Handbook,” basically a thick CD booklet. One morning, I make myself comfortable next to my electronic keyboard and pop Masterclass 1 into the player. The masterclass begins by talking up the value of perfect pitch. Without it, “something is lacking,” the voice tells me. He says that listening to music without perfect pitch is like watching a movie on a black-and-white TV.
Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada Named Chief Conductor Of Vienna Symphony
The 40-year-old Colombian-Austrian, who’s also chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, succeeds Philippe Jordan (who’s also music director of the Paris Opera) at the start of the 2020-21 season. (At that point, Jordan will cross the street to become music director of the Vienna State Opera.)