“After weeks of pressure from the media the Royal Danish Theatre released on Tuesday a controversial report alleging that cocaine abuse is rampant among members of its ballet company. … However, large sections of the now-publicised report have been censored out – including almost all the passages about [artistic director Nikolaj] Hübbe.”
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Jane Avril: Looking At The Real Woman In Toulouse-Lautrec’s Art
The star of the Moulin Rouge was the abused daughter of a Paris courtesan; much of the public’s fascination with her dancing was because of the sudden spasms she experienced due to a neuromuscular disorder; her first experiences performing were as an inmate at a hospital.
What’s In A (Kid’s) Bedroom? Pictures Of Young Lives
“Mollison’s diptychs show more than a child’s health and sleeping arrangements. The juxtapositions expose systemic differences among cultures, economies, classes, and lifestyles. At the same time, the photographs remind us of the universality of humanity.”
Deaccessioning-Art-To-Fund-Museum-Operations Issue Hits Dutch Museums
“Rotterdam’s Wereldmuseum plans to sell its African and American treasures to cover funding shortfalls made more likely by the economic crisis in Europe and a planned cut in state subsidies to the arts starting in 2013. It is one of several Dutch museums under pressure to raise money from the public purse.”
Sacramento Opera And Philharmonic Seriously Consider Merger
“The leaders of the Sacramento Opera and Sacramento Philharmonic are discussing a merger as a way to secure their futures – and potentially grow – despite a troubled economy.”
How Twyla Tharp Retooled Come Fly Away
“Among other changes, she got rid of the intermission, shortened the length to 80 minutes and changed both the beginning and the ending. The musical also has a stunning trick that makes the Sinatra vocals sound live. The onstage band accompanies the singer as if he were giving a concert.”
The Best Ballet Dancer Comment Ever On Black Swan
Jin Yao of the Hong Kong Ballet: “If the ballet world was really as it is in the movie, we’d all be dead by now.”
Are Deals For Patents A Threat To Innovation?
“It’s a transfer of wealth from innovators to bondholders and stockholders who have no motivation to innovate. It’s disturbing.â€
James Patterson Tops List Of Highest-Earning Writers
In the period from May 2010 through April 2011, he was again the world’s top-earning author, with total income of $84 million.
Edinburgh Int’l Festival Under Fire For Accepting Chinese Government Funding
“Human-rights organisations have criticised the Edinburgh International Festival for using cash support from the Chinese government to help bankroll the event,” which features the National Ballet of China and the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe. “Campaigners warned that the festival organisers risked endorsing China’s crackdown on cultural figures, including the dissident artist Ai Weiwei.”