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Tag: 04.11.13
Storefront Theatres Cultivate Bigger Talent, On The Cheap
“You really can be 25 and have an idea and put a show up for a little while that people will come to without going broke.”
Kiev Ballet Fires Director, Claiming It Never Actually Hired Him
“The Ukraine National Opera house was embroiled in a farcical scandal Thursday after it ousted a star dancer” – Denis Matviyenko – “from the post of ballet company chief on the grounds he never formally held the job.”
Django Unchained Banned In China At Last Possible Second
“Just a few minutes after the lights dimmed and the credits rolled, Chinese censors on Thursday yanked Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained from cinemas around the country.”
Alarm Over Conversion Of Historic Church To Mosque In Turkey
“One of the most important monuments of late Byzantium, the 13th-century Church of Hagia Sophia in the Black Sea city of Trabzon, which is now a museum, will be converted into a mosque, after a legal battle that has dramatic implications for other major historical sites in Turkey.”
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Return To China Will Offer More Than Just Concerts
“The orchestra’s second China residency will feature master classes, workshops, pop-up performances in public places, hospitals and schools, as well as playing alongside local orchestras in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Macao” – where they’ll appear at the enormous Venetian casino complex.
Liverpool Is Now A Cultural Tourism Destination
Tourism officials, backed by a recent economic impact report, say that the city’s museums, theatre and orchestra are now as big a draw for visitors as sports or the Beatles, and that “of the £3.1bn that tourism generates for the economy of the Liverpool City Region … some 50% is a direct affect [sic] of a vibrant arts scene.”
No, Romeo & Juliet Isn’t Ridiculous – It’s Quite Savvy
Isaac Butler: “Romeo & Juliet is a great play that goes much deeper than the story of lovesick teenagers killing themselves. It’s tightly plotted, multilayered, filled with incredible lines and complicated characters, and far smarter than it often gets credit for on the subject of young love.
Tapper Michelle Dorrance Wins Jacobs Pillow Award
“Jacob’s Pillow, the dance festival and school in the Berkshires, will award its seventh annual Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award to Michelle Dorrance, the tap dancer and choreographer whose company, Dorrance Dance, is known for its blend of inventiveness, virtuosity and musicality.”
Royal Philharmonic Awards Shortlist Announced
“The RPS awards are the most respected classical music awards, judged by performers, composers, curators and critics.”