“Positioning itself as a neighborhood green space and cultural gateway, Walker Art Center will add a new glass-walled entrance pavilion, groves of trees and acres of new grass … The Walker’s plans are designed to unify a 19-acre cultural’“campus,’ including the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, that stands as an anchor and gateway to the theater and arts district that Minneapolis intends to develop along Hennepin Avenue.”
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Ballet Dancers Leap Into Instagram
“The photo-sharing app has become the go-to social-media platform for dancers of all ages, who post photos of bloody toes, mistakes in class, physical therapy and, of course, deliriously beautiful performances shot from the wings. As a virtual portal to the dance world, Instagram has also attracted an enthusiastic audience – and around that, a newly dance-centric marketing landscape has emerged.”
They Dug Up Richard III’s Bones – Why Not Shakespeare’s, Too? Here’s Why Not
“Inspired by the revelations about Richard III, recently liberated from a car park in Leicester, professor Francis Thackeray of Wits University, in Johannesburg, claims he is ‘very interested by the possibility’ of subjecting Shakespeare to the same treatment.” Andrew Dickson explains why he thinks that wouldn’t be worthwhile. (And no, it’s not the curse.)
Where Complex Black Characters First Integrated Into Mainstream TV – Soap Operas
“Daytime, before primetime, provided valuable space for black characters to be layered – and for viewers, black and otherwise, to appreciate their complexity. Every time I see these new-school characters, I remind myself of where I’ve seen them before.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.31.15
Could an L.A. Dance Hub Grow from a Mapping Tool?
AJBlog: Fresh Pencil Published 2015-03-31
Opening the Door, Inviting Visitors In
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2015-03-30
Lookback: on being sensitive to voices
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2015-03-31
Jazz Appreciation Month 2015
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-03-31
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So It’s Come To This: An Offer To Buy The New York Daily News For $1
“The offer would come one month after New York media and real estate magnate Mortimer Zuckerman said he was considering selling the newspaper and had hired Lazard Ltd (LAZ.N) to assist with the process. It underscores the declining readership and plunging advertising revenue that have plagued the tabloid for years.”
Don’t Underestimate The Classics: “Cinderella” Tops The Weekend’s Global Movie Box Office
“The rags-to-riches story of a woman who captures a prince’s heart while losing her shoe is also the studio’s second highest-grossing live-action release in China, having made $65.1 million in the People’s Republic. Globally, its total stands at a regal $336.2 million.”
America’s Most Prolific (And Generous) Art Forger
“It obviously isn’t a crime to give a picture to a museum, and they treated me like royalty. One thing led to another, and I kept doing it for 30 years,” says Mark Landis, one of the most prolific art forgers in US history.
Here’s What Angel Corella’s First Season Running Pennsylvania Ballet Will Look Like
“Justin Peck, Liam Scarlett, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon: They’re among the hottest young choreographers in ballet today. And Pennsylvania Ballet will dance their works and more next year in a blockbuster-packed season, artistic director Angel Corella announced Monday. This is the sort of world-class programming that dance fans anticipated when Corella was hired in the fall.”