The choreographer “divulged that the organization will feature a total of seven dancers, none of whom is from L.A. … ‘It would’ve been my wish’ to hire local dancers, Millepied said. But he said he was looking for dancers of a certain quality and caliber, and ‘most people that great usually have jobs’.”
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A Cardboard Cathedral For Quake-Ravaged Christchurch, NZ
“Shigeru Ban’s £2.7 million temporary replacement – known as the Transitional Cathedral – has a lifespan of between 20 and 30 years, is 25-metres tall and constructed from cardboard tubes on a timber and steel A-frame.” Construction should be completed by December.
NY Public Library Works To Sell Critics On Its Renovation/Reorganization
“The library’s efforts are the sort of salesmanship that traditionally accompanies any new ambitious undertaking. But they are also an acknowledgment that the plan, which includes the sale of two prominent Manhattan branches, is a dramatic reshaping that has, at the very least, upset library traditionalists.”
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Bankruptcy Cost Triple
“When the Philadelphia Orchestra filed for Chapter 11 last spring, its leaders said the reorganization would cost $2.9 million in legal and administrative fees, and they predicted the orchestra would be out of bankruptcy in the latter part of 2011. The legal tab now looks likely to be triple that initial estimate, and the case is entering its second year.”
The Clamped-Down (But Hugely Ambitious) World Of Western Opera In Beijing
“Writers are expected to reinforce goodwill for opera in Beijing. When an iconoclastic visitor (this iconoclastic visitor) asks if a local critic could write a negative notice of an event at the NCPA, the answer is simple: “No.”
Scientists Develop Software To Spot Spam Reviews
“Signature giveaways often included timing: spamming groups often file their ‘reviews’ in quick bursts, the researchers say. And as the spammers are often briefed by a contracting agency working for a rival (for bad reviews) or the product maker/hotel/restaurant (for good reviews) each cod reviewer falls into the trap of using very similar language.”
As Kraftwerk Wraps Up Its MoMA Residency, What Does It All Mean?
“By now Mr. Hütter is used to Kraftwerk being acknowledged as a prototype. Its riffs are foundations of songs by performers from the rapper Afrika Bambaataa to Coldplay. ‘We’re not so interested in possession. We are more interested in participating,’ Mr. Hütter said. ‘We’re sending out. Certain of these ideas are radio waves. We’re the antenna catching information, the transmitter giving information, back and forth.'”