“Ornate stucco reliefs have crumbled from the Trevi fountain, Rome’s baroque masterpiece, making it the latest in a series of Italian monuments to suffer damage and reigniting a row over Italy’s commitment to protect its heritage.”
Tag: 06.11.12
Rachel Browne, 77, Founder Of Canada’s Oldest Modern Dance Company
“The trailblazing performer, choreographer and teacher founded Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers (WCD) in 1964 and its affiliated school in 1972. She became an influential artist on a national scale.”
‘No More Recitals’ – A Manifesto For Ballet Students
“Many parents, costume-clad youngsters and dance mavens may consider the notion of ‘no recitals’ a sign of the apocalypse, but I would like for us to imagine a world with fewer recitals and more ballet barres.”
Radio Netherlands To Close Its English-Language Service
“The measures are a result of steep budget cuts imposed by the Dutch government and a concomitant change in focus. Providing the world with a realistic image of the Netherlands, as we have proudly done since 1947, will no longer be one of our statutory duties.”
Concert Of Wagner In Israel Canceled For A Second Time
“The Israel Wagner Society is continuing in its efforts to find a venue for a concert of pieces by Richard Wagner, without much success. Last week, the society found a venue in which to hold a concert this coming Saturday, the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel. A few days later however, hotel ownership changed its mind and cancelled the show.”
Why Shakespeare Is … Palestinian
Amir Nizar Zuabi: “The man might have been born in Stratford-upon-Avon four centuries ago, but he is alive and well today in Aida refugee camp, not far from the church of the nativity in Bethlehem. … [The] reason I say this with such conviction (and even dare, sometimes, to believe it) is that, reading his plays, I have a sense of familiarity that can only come from compatriots.”
Chileans Arrested During Protest Of Pro-Pinochet Film
“The protesters decried the film as revisionist history. ‘This is a homage to a murderer and a thief, responsible for deaths, torture and exile,’ said Bárbara Riquelme, who said her father, Samuel Riquelme, a former chief detective, was arrested and severely tortured after the coup. ‘This government should have denied permission for this homage, but it didn’t, because it also has blood on its hands.'”
Secret To Facebook Success Lies In Old-School Advertising
“That it should be news that advertisers should follow time-tested principles when advertising in newfangled media highlights how confusing social media has been for many marketers.”
ABT Dancer, After Some Frantic Press Coverage, May Meet Birth Mother
“When ballet star Jennifer Whalen flies to South Korea next month, she’ll have a lot more on her mind than what tights and slippers to pack. Whalen, 26, is somewhat of a media sensation in the Asian nation — and not because of her work on stage as a senior corps member of the American Ballet Theater. The Koreans are fascinated with her because she’s one of their own: She was born there, left at an ophanage, and adopted four months later by a loving Irish-American couple. But now, she may finally be able to meet the woman who gave birth to her and then gave her up.”
Women Are Better At Writing (About Sex), Says Martin Amis
“‘Once a man is writing a sex scene he’s feeling omnipotent… but women don’t, and they write better about it,’ he said.”