Gennadi Nedvigin: “I will be looking for a strong base in classical dance and, at the same time, the ability to free themselves into performing different styles. Not every dancer has that. It needs to be developed.”
Tag: 04.27.16
Teenagers Leave Paint Splashed All Over 1,300-Year-Old Monument
“Youths on their Passover vacation vandalized the archeological site Ashdod-Yam citadel … with paints on Tuesday as part of a ‘color party.’ At their festivities, they threw paint over each other and the site” – and, of course, posted photos of it all on social media so they could get busted.
Fire Destroys India’s National Museum Of Natural History
“A fire swept through the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi early Tuesday, spreading downward from the top floor and possibly destroying the 160-million-year-old bones of a dinosaur … The building sustained major damage, and most of the museum’s exhibits were destroyed.”
Banff Centre Lays Off 8% Of Its Staff
“The Banff Centre is immediately eliminating 33 positions as part of an organization-wide restructuring. … In June 2015, the centre put on hold an ambitious $900 million expansion after former president and CEO Jeff Melanson suddenly left the organisation.”
Is This The Real Reason You Procrastinate?
“Some researchers have viewed procrastination largely as a failure of self-regulation – like other bad behaviors that have to do with a lack of self-control, such as overeating, a gambling problem or overspending. Others say it’s not a matter of being lazy or poor time management, as many smart overachievers who procrastinate often can attest. They say it may actually be linked to how our brain works and to deeper perceptions of time and the self.”
This Poet’s Words Are All Over Beyoncé’s New Album
“In the days after her work was proclaimed by one of the world’s most influential black female artists, Ms. [Warsan] Shire laid low. She did not promote ‘Lemonade’ or even tease its existence on social media.”
London Has Lost A Third Of Its Music Venues In Ten Years. What Can Be Done?
“We found it fairly easy to answer the question of why so many venues are closing; the problem is similar to that plaguing other cultural and community-led spaces across the capital. Artists are being turned into cultural commuters, unable to sustain themselves in the capital because of a lack of spaces – adequate housing, studios and rehearsal spaces – and, now, stepping-stone venues.”
Adrian Ellis: A Recipe For Vibrant Cultures In The Big City?
“Traditional audiences accessing traditional forms of culture in traditional ways are under threat throughout Europe and North America. Increasingly, people are enthused by experiencing the arts in new spaces and contexts, particularly ones where they can socialise, hang out and come and go according to their own timetable.”
Wexford Festival Opera, Recovered From Great Recession, Will Return To Three-Weekend Format
“In yet another sign of a recovering economy,” the festival, renowned for reviving obscure and forgotten scores, will from 2017 “be extended from a 12-day event to an 18-day event, a return to the pre-Recessionary format.”
The Race For Mayor Of London – Who’s Best For The Arts?
Zac Goldsmith (Conservatives), Sadiq Khan (Labour), Caroline Pidgeon (Liberal Democrats), and Sian Berry (Greens) make their cases.