The play, “about a corporate lawyer who has hidden his Pakistani Muslim heritage … was produced last year by Lincoln Center Theater in New York, with Comedy Central’s The Daily Show veteran Aasif Mandvi in the lead role. The play had its world premiere in January 2012 at Chicago’s American Theater Company.”
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Granta‘s 20 Young British Novelists For The ’10s
“For the first time there is a majority of women. It is also an extremely international list: the writers’ backgrounds – and storytelling interests – include China, Nigeria, Ghana, the US, Bangladesh and Pakistan.”
Philip Kennicott Wins Pulitzer Prize For Criticism
“Kennicott, 47, won the award – considered journalism’s highest honor – for articles assessing a photographic exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery, an architect’s work at the National Building Museum and an essay on graphic and violent photographic images, among others.”
Cultural Tourism Is Not A Quick Fix For A Place’s Ills
“It’s not simply a new style of marketing, nor is it a case of saying the same thing but in a different way. … For starters, this approach requires a brutally honest appraisal of that collective cultural offer – everything from exhibition programmes to public transport, the public realm and places to stay.”
Campaign To Save Istanbul’s Oldest Art Deco Movie Palace
“It is Turkey’s oldest and most prestigious cinema, an Istanbul landmark that dates back to the early days of Atatürk’s rule – and a centrepiece until recently of the city’s international film festival. So plans to demolish the Emek theatre and turn the space into an entertainment and shopping venue have generated widespread disapproval.”
‘Heisman Trophy Of Opera’ To Mezzo Isabel Leonard
“This year’s Richard Tucker award – often called the ‘Heisman Trophy of opera’ – goes to mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard. … Each year the nonprofit Richard Tucker Music Foundation awards the prize – plus $30,000 – to ‘an American singer poised on the edge of a major national and international career’.”
Peter Brook On His Pathbreaking Midsummer Night’s Dream
“Then, the first visit to Europe of the Peking Circus revealed that in the lightness and speed of anonymous bodies performing astonishing acrobatics without exhibitionism, it was pure spirit that appeared. This was a pointer to go beyond illustration to evocation.”
Pianist Convicted Of Insulting Islam In Turkish Court
“An Istanbul court found Fazil Say guilty over a series of posts on the social networking site Twitter. Say was not in court for the sentencing. But he denied the charges, saying they were politically motivated.”