“Before Merce, American modern dance was dominated by the intense and inward creativity of Martha Graham. Her dances were morally serious and psychologically powerful; she was interested in narrative and mythology, and in unearthing the inner depths of human consciousness in movement. His dances were cerebral and abstract, rigorously formal designs with no story and no ‘meaning’ other than the dance itself. The movement was never confessional or impassioned but appeared instead organic and detached, an act of nature.”
Tag: 07.31.09
Increasingly, Movie Stars Work In Video Games
“Actors are now taking a more active role in bringing to life their characters in video game spin-offs. This growing trend is a sign that the world of video gaming is starting to enter the mainstream.”
A Not-The-Booker Prize
“Does the blogging crowd have more wisdom than the panel? Can we come up with a more interesting shortlist than the judges? Can we pick a better winner? Or will we, indeed, choose the same one? Let’s find out.”
Annie Leibovitz Sued By Creditor
“An art finance company that lent Annie Leibovitz $24 million against the rights to her photographs and properties has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to order her to allow real estate agents into her homes in Greenwich Village and Rhinebeck, N.Y., so they can be sold to pay her debts.”
How Cary Grant Created ‘Cary Grant’
“The character he created and then lived in for decades, a seemingly effortless production that was actually the result of years of practice and refinement and discipline, was an ideal of the ascendant American male (as observed by a young immigrant Cockney vaudevillian): urbane but athletic, absurdly handsome but self-effacing, a joker who could be a bit of a cad, even a little cruel, but would always do the right thing in the end.”
A Robot Gamelan Grows In Brooklyn
“What do you get when you cross a cyborg with a set of ancient Indonesian musical instruments? GamelaTron, of course. A love for music and a fascination for robotics prompted Brooklyn men Eric Singer and Taylor Kuffner to come up with the idea to build to the world’s first fully robotic gamelan orchestra.”