It centres on the rivalry between two dancers at a cutthroat ballet company in New York.
Tag: 07.23.10
Publishing Industry Reacts Badly to Amazon E-book Deal
“Fear and loathing among the movers and shakers of America’s publishing industry reached new heights late last night with both Random House and Macmillan denouncing top literary agent Andrew Wylie’s move into digital publishing.”
Deborah Voigt To Boldly Go Where Ethel Merman Has Gone Before
“Deborah Voigt, a leading dramatic soprano known for portraying Strauss and Wagner heroines, will be packing heat next summer in the title role of Annie Get Your Gun at the Glimmerglass Opera Festival.”
US Says It Will Speed Up Visas For Foreign Artists (Hallelujah!)
“Addressing years of complaints about slow and inconsistent processing of visa applications for foreign performing artists, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services told arts groups this week that it was making an effort to speed up and improve its visa operations.”
Galileo As Saint, With Actual Relics
“The Galileo case is often seen starkly as science’s first decisive blow against not only faith but also the power of the Roman Catholic Church. … Now a particularly enduring Catholic practice is on prominent display in, of all places, Florence’s history of science museum, recently renovated and renamed to honor Galileo: Modern-day supporters of the famous heretic are exhibiting newly recovered bits of his body … as if they were the relics of an actual saint.”