A pair of former Trisha Brown Dance Company members “are taking notes on Brown’s works, in charge of an archive whose initial five-year plan was recently put in motion. However, unlike equally iconic American dance figures such as Balanchine, Cunningham and Graham, there’s no capital-T technique following Trisha Brown’s last name.”
Tag: 04.13.11
Could The Hobbit Change The Way Movies Are Filmed?
“This week, Peter Jackson announced that he is shooting his new version of The Hobbit at 48 frames per second … In his blog, Jackson says that we have tolerated the sprockety old 24fps speed for far too long, and this is like ‘the moment when vinyl records were supplanted by digital CDs’.”
Where Common Sense Came From
“[C]ommon sense was invented by scientists, philosophers, and politicians. It only seems self-evident now because the idea of common sense presents itself as common-sensical, as though everyone, were he not disabused of the notion by experts, would know that he possessed it.”
WWE Is Officially No Longer ‘Wrestling’ – It’s Now ‘Action Soap Opera’
“Over the last two weeks the WWE has sent out press releases and contacted various media outlets to inform the public that the WWE will be dropping its wrestling label in efforts to create a broader entertainment company.… One example of this change is that the WWE wants to be known as an ‘action soap opera’ not pro-wrestling or even sports entertainment.”
Teaching Ballet In The Nairobi Slums
“In Kenya’s giant Mathare slums poverty and crime are widespread. But youngsters there are getting a chance to realize their potential – by learning ballet.” The principal of a local school for poor children says that students in the ballet classes show greater engagement with and success in their schoolwork.
Britain’s Art Fund Introduces National Art Pass
“The UK’s biggest art charity … [has] launched a new National Art Pass, which will give members of the charity free entry to over 200 museums and half-price admittance to temporary shows.” The price: £35 a year; £18.75 for those under 26.
Matthew Bourne Launches Choreography Award
“The money, which will be worth more than £15,000, will be granted to a recipient to work on their choreographic skills over a period of 12 months. The New Adventures Choreographer Award has been created by colleagues and friends of Bourne to mark his [50th birthday] last year.”
Ai Weiwei Was Offered High-Level Committee Post Before Arrest
“The South China Morning Post said Ai had told his aides that he had twice been invited to join the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), an advisory body made up of non-Communist party members, including high-profile figures such as artists and athletes.”
DG Signs Seoul Philharmonic To Multi-Disc Contract
“Deutsche Grammophon has signed the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director Myung-Whun Chung to an exclusive contract … South Korea is among the leading countries in the remarkable growth in music sales seen by much of the region.”
Canada’s Atlantic Fringe Festival Suspended For Two Years
“The festival’s founding artistic director, Ken Pinto, said this week the Halifax-based event will resume in 2013 after he completes his stint as executive director for activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in April 2012.”