“As it prepares to celebrate Verdi’s 200th birthday, La Scala opera house in Milan has announced it is being forced to reduce the number of operas it will produce next season thanks to the economic crisis and cuts to its public funding.”
Tag: 05.24.13
Sydney Dance Company Wrongly Linked To Underage Sex Scandal
A poor choice of words by Australian Broadcasting Company broadcasters – the phrase “Sydney dance company” is not, in fact, generic – misled concerned supporters and fans to believe that SDC would be closing in the wake of allegations of child sexual abuse.
Miami Ballet Troupe Serves As Halfway House For Defecting Cuban Dancers
“The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami operates out of an old white mansion in Little Havana. Just like any company, the dancers are starting their day with ballet class. But what makes this company different is that it’s a holding station for dancers who defect from Cuba, a place where they can stay in shape and get help finding permanent jobs.”
Detroit’s Emergency Mayor Ponders Selling Off DIA’s Art Collection
“The once unthinkable is suddenly thinkable. Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr is considering whether the multibillion-dollar collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts should be considered city assets that potentially could be sold to cover about $15 billion in debt.”
Detroit Institute Of Arts Director Says Collection Cannot Be Sold
Graham W. J. Beal “said on Friday that he believed the museum’s collection was ‘held in the public trust’ and could not be sold by the city to help pay down its multibillion-dollar debt, and that he expected the city’s emergency manager and his office to reach the same conclusion.”
Grown-Ups Can Still Learn As Children Do
“A decade ago, few neuroscientists would have agreed that adults can rival the learning talents of children. But we needn’t be so defeatist. The mature brain, it turns out, is more supple than anyone thought. … Indeed, many researchers believe that an adult’s lifestyle may be the biggest obstacle.”
A Money-Back Guarantee Could Create Space For Exploration
“Offering a money-back guarantee isn’t the same as a theatre apologising for a show, and it may well help to build audiences and encourage a taste for more ambitious productions.”
Celebrating National Tap Dance Day (Yes, There Is Such A Thing)
Dean Barlow: “So much of tap dancing today, I love it, [but] it’s all pounding holes in to the floor in one place. … When you see Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly dance, they dance for the people. Today, dancers are dancing for dancers.”
The Private Curator Behind A Big Cubist Gift To The Met
“Mr. Lauder ultimately decides which works to buy. But each addition to his cubist collection has been preceded by in-depth conversations with Ms. Braun, whom Mr. Lauder described as ‘my partner and teacher and mentor.'”
The Young British Artists Are Now In Their 50s. What Does Tracey Emin Think Of That?
“With the cigarettes, that’s so weird because I don’t smoke anymore. I haven’t had sex for years, and there’s this condom. God, there’s a tampon, and I haven’t had a period for years. There’s my ex-boyfriend’s marijuana, I would never be with anyone who smokes marijuana now; there’s a whiskey bottle, and I don’t drink spirits.”