“New York’s latest stab at creating an opera company is a Baroque one at that. The group is called Opera Omnia. It has shown an unconventional bent from the start. They can draw on a large pool of underemployed but accomplished singers, many of them young, who continue to pour out of conservatories and university music departments.”
Tag: 08.07.08
She Used To Be Iran’s Most Famous Dancer
“Before the revolution, Farzaneh Kaboli was Iran’s most famous dancer, the glittering star of the internationally renown Mahalli Dancers. Today, at the age of 59, she is a teacher-choreographer without an audience. Only on special occasions can her dances be performed in public and, even then, at the risk of being jailed or fined. Kaboli has been imprisoned twice, and on several other occasions has had to pay heavy fines owing to public-decency complaints that came after the fact.”
Public Theatre Gets A New Director
The Public Theater has chosen as its new executive director Andrew D. Hamingson, who from his perch at the Atlantic Theater Company helped usher “Spring Awakening” to Broadway
How We Get Smarter When We Sleep
“Whether deciding to go to a particular college, accept a challenging job offer or propose to a future spouse, ‘sleeping on it’ seems to provide the clarity we need to piece together life’s puzzles. But how does slumber present us with answers?”