“The premiere of Václav Havel’s new play, Odchazeni (Leaving), may have been touted as Europe’s most eagerly awaited theatre event of the year, but he seemed eager to escape from the spotlight as quickly as possible.”
Tag: 05.24.08
Guernica In A New Light
“Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece Guernica, the jewel in the crown of Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum, has been given a flattering new look by the city’s principal gallery of Spanish modern art.”
Russia Wins Its First Eurovision Song Contest
Dima Bilan’s “performance Saturday of the R&B ballad “Believe” brought Russia its first-ever win at the yearly extravaganza of pop and rock. He was joined on stage by Hungarian violinist Edvin Marton and the Russian Olympic skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko, who pirouetted on artificial ice to the tune.”
Are Scores Discovered In Poland By Mozart?
Apparently, the scores — unearthed at the Jasna Gora monastery — have been identified as 18th century manuscript copies and “their character allows us to suppose Mozart was their author,”
Russian Communists Condemn New Indiana Jones Movie
“Members of the Russian Communist party have called for the new Indiana Jones film to be banned in the country because they say it distorts history.”
Ballet Theatre Of Ohio Cuts Back
The company has “cut staff, with the goal of putting more of its resources into its artistic product. Artistic Director Christine Meneer remains as the only paid staff member at the company she founded as Children’s Ballet Theatre 15 years ago.”