“I never associated myself with that troupe, which has its own, clearly expressed characteristic, its own style. I didn’t think of experimenting with that repertoire. I thought that I would never dance English ballets, that they don’t suit me! But two years ago Kevin O’Hara, the director of the Royal Ballet, invited me to dance Swan Lake.”
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Desperate To Keep Ahead Of ISIS, Iraq’s National Library Is Digitizing Its Whole Collection
“In February, IS torched more than 8,000 rare books and manuscripts in Mosul, Iraq’s second city, which the group seized in June, 2014. … The microfilm department overseeing the digitisation in Baghdad faces significant obstacles, as many books have been ruined by fire or dampness, while others have become hardened and petrified as a result of extreme heat and dampness.”
Carol Brown Janeway, Award-Winning Translator And Editor At Knopf, Dead At 71
“Janeway joined Knopf in 1970 and eventually became a senior vice president and senior editor who worked with writers from all over the world. … [Her] uthors ranged from biologist E.O. Wilson to Nobel Prize-winning fiction writer Imre Kertesz.”
Lynn Manning, 60, Playwright, Actor, Founder Of LA’s Watts Village Theater Co.
“[He] overcame blindness from a barroom bullet to forge a 30-year career as a champion athlete, poet, actor, theater company founder and, especially, playwright inspired by his own harshest experiences and the social problems of south Los Angeles.”
Steve Jobs, The Opera, Is Coming
“The Santa Fe Opera announced Wednesday that The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell, is scheduled to debut in 2017. … The piece will explore Jobs’ complicated professional and personal lives … [and] will also delve into the touchy area of his relationship with a woman whose child he initially disowned.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.05.15
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My Donald Trump and Yours: A Rueful Reminiscence
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-08-05
Lundgren Plays Johansson, With Strings
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-08-04
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Disney Stock Plunges, Other Media Companies Follow As Analysts Worry About Future Of TV
“Not only has subscriber and distribution revenue come under pressure as viewers choose not to pay for traditional cable and satellite service, but so, too, has ad revenue in the face of huge declines in TV ratings.”
Ai Weiwei Gets Assuances From China That He Can Return
“Ai traveled to Munich last week after having his passport returned, four years after it was confiscated, for a medical checkup and to see his young son. In an interview with the Munich-based daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung published on Wednesday, the dissident artist said Chinese authorities now have a more positive attitude toward him.”
Busted: Spain Refuses Export License For Picasso. Then France Finds It
It was declared a “historical heritage asset of exceptional importance” by the Spanish National Court and refused an export permit. An attempt to export the painting to Switzerland on Thursday “drew the attention of French officials”.
This Year’s List Of Highest-Paid Actors
No women crack the Top Ten. And “for the first time, the list also includes actors who work outside the US movie industry, meaning the top 10 includes three Bollywood stars.”