“[Frédéric] Chaslin’s departure did not appear to have been anticipated. … Chaslin informed the company of his decision shortly after the summer opera season ended on August 25, and … he has now returned to his home in Paris.”
Tag: 08.28.12
Mark Rylance Turns Shakespearean Flash Mobs Loose On London
Tuesday of this week saw “a rigorously rehearsed Shakespeare flashmob which kicked off a week of pop-up performances across the capital in a project created by the actor Mark Rylance.”
When Authors Disown Their Work, Should Readers Care?
Kafka, after all, wanted his work burned. So did Virgil, who tried to destroy the Aeneid. “When it comes to such arguments, who is right? Who is justified? Why does it matter – and what does it even matter, in the modern age where it’s no longer an easy thing for the past to simply disappear?”
LA’s Arts Community Makes The Most Of Carmageddon II
“With another massive shutdown of the 405 freeway approaching, a grass-roots effort is underway to offer Angelenos an artistic reprieve that’s locally focused, timed for the second coming of Carmageddon, Sept. 29 and 30. More than 100 artists, arts organizations, advocacy groups and community partners have teamed to launch what they are calling Artmageddon, with the tagline ‘Less Car. More Art’.”
Was Van Gogh Partly Color-Blind? One Scientist Thinks So
Kazunori Asada, a Japanese medical scientist and poet, believes that “Vincent van Gogh’s acidic sense of color and preference for bright, clashing hues” were due to a midrange spectrum deficiency – “that van Gogh’s eyes had a moderate lack of receptors for the color red.”
Elizabeth Ashley On Washington Politicians And Sex
“I found that politicians are both intrigued by it and terrified by it. So much of politics has to do with using sexuality to manipulate their constituencies who are frightened or hostile to that aspect of human behavior … At Washington parties, you get a few drinks into these Republican right wingers, and they tried to get their hands all over you.”
How To Taste Tweets (Data Visualization Is So 2011)
“The Tasty Tweets software” – designed by three students from Copenhagen – “scans Twitter 100 tweets at a time, searching for mentions of specific fruit names … The proportions of each are used to trigger valves in vessels containing the corresponding fruit juices. The resulting Twitter smoothie collects in a glass below as a gustatory representation of the initial data.”
Champion Of Canadian Film Dies
“A champion of Canadian culture, and one of the country’s most experienced arts administrators, is gone. Jacques Bensimon died on Sunday at age 69 after a struggle with cancer.”
Is Shakespeare England’s Greatest Contribution To The World?
“The British Museum’s global perspective offers dynamic juxtapositions between Shakespeare’s Britain and the world it was beginning to dream of colonising.”
Mapplethorpe Show Suggests How Far We’ve Moved In The Culture Wars
“Now, two decades after it was denounced by Jesse Helms in Congress and almost sent Dennis Barrie to jail, the X Portfolio is finally coming out.”