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Tag: 07.16.15
What Marcelo Gomes Fears About Choreographing
“When you’re choreographing you have to be able to try things out, and to fail, and the fear is always that I’m putting my reputation as a dancer at risk. But now that I’ve started, I can’t hold myself back.”
Emmy Nominations Open Up – And Neglect The Networks
“With a handful of rule changes and a general sense of acceptance that Internet-based TV isn’t going anywhere, Thursday’s announced nominees included acclaimed niche shows like Amazon’s Transparent and Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, while creaky ratings-winners like The Big Bang Theory fell off the map. This year’s Emmy nominees embraced progress by recognizing TV’s ever-growing landscape, but at the cost of major recognition for network television’s newfound focus on diversity.”
Added By Popular Demand! Santa Fe Schedules Extra Performance Of Jennifer Higdon’s New Opera
Cold Mountain doesn’t open for another two weeks, and four of the originally planned five performances are already sold out.
The Most Parodied Poem In America Becomes A Twitter Meme
“William Carlos Williams: brilliant modernist, producer of snackable content, Twitter visionary before his time. Gah. Forgive me.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 07.16.15
We Are at War
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2015-07-16
Cal Tjader’s 90th
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-07-16
Mike Lesser, R.I.P.: ‘In Conversation With a Dying Friend’
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2015-07-16
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Satanists Steal Skull Of “Nosferatu” Director
A candle left at the scene led to speculation that Murnau’s corpse was part of a ceremony staged by “Satanists” or those practicing “black magic.”
Want To Make Great Art? Here’s The One Thing You Need At Minimum
“If you’re plugging away at your art, or haven’t quite made that scientific breakthrough you feel is close, don’t give up. Time and discipline won’t guarantee success — Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hours-of-practice rule has been effectively debunked — but they do seem to be an essential precursor to creating genuinely important work.”
Las Vegas Casino To Build 5000-Seat Theatre To Attract More Artists
“MGM Resorts International plans to build a $100 million, 5,300-seat theater at its Monte Carlo casino-hotel to attract top musicians for weeks at a time. The project will be built next to a larger, 20,000-seat arena now under construction.”
Director Takes An Ax To Theatre After Bad Reviews
The Turner Prize-winning artist hacked the wall of a theater where his play has opened to largely negative reviews. Douglas Gordon directs Charlotte Rampling in “Neck of the Woods,” a twist on the Red Riding Hood story running at the Manchester International Festival.