Spike Lee On Being Controversial

“The stuff I have done and said has never been for – and this is a word I really detest – controversy. I think the word is misused. I was raised in a household – we were all encouraged by my parents to speak your mind. Now, that does not mean you should speak every time there is an opportunity to. And so it has been a learning experience over the years that … I cannot talk about everything. I cannot do it. I cannot do it, cannot do it.”

Ethan Stiefel Says Goodbye To ABT

“Considering that he is now 39, and that in recent years injuries (multiple knee operations) and other commitments — including serving as dean at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and, since last year, as artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet — have interrupted his performing career, he might have been cautious. But cautious has never been Mr. Stiefel’s style.”

Hey Theatre-makers, Want To Help Build Civic Society? Just Listen

“As artists and organizers involved in a collaborative form that demands, arguably, one skill above all others, we are at a moment where we can put that skill to new use. That skill is listening, and we can radically alter our role in our communities if we employ it with greater intentionality and generosity. Arts organizations do not have to engage with non-arts partners solely through a lens of project-based needs.”

Lila Lalandi, 91, Founder Of English Bach Festival And Pioneer In Baroque Opera Revival

And more: “She studied the piano at the Athens conservatoire. After the second world war, both Lina and her mother received certificates of appreciation from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander for “faithfully and loyally” serving the allied cause. By Lina’s own account, she successfully led allied servicemen across Athens to safety, occasionally hiding them in her own bed. This must have been a memorable moment for those servicemen, as Lina was a famous beauty and became for a while a Chanel model.”