“The 2016 Prize for Outstanding New American Play will go to Jordan Harrison for Marjorie Prime. The 2016 Prize for Promising New American Play will go to Zayd Dohrn for The Profane. Each award comes with $20,000.”
Tag: 09.13.16
Top Posts From AJBlogs 09.13.16
The New York Philharmonic’s New Hall Is An Opportunity To Rethink The Orchestra Experience (And Amplify It)
Last week Michael Cooper made a plea to the New York Philharmonic for some upgrades to the concert amenity experience when the orchestra overhauls Geffen Hall in 2019. … I’d like to second his suggestions and add a few. … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-09-13
Reflections on a Symposium
Last week I provided daily summaries of The Robert E. Gard Foundation’s Our Communities: A Symposium on the Arts … With the advantage of a few days distance (and rest) it’s probably worthwhile to lay out a little more of the “sense” of the gathering. … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-09-13
Regrets, I’ve had a few
Five things I wish I could do:
• Speak French • Sing really well • Play bridge • Dance • Cook
Five things I wish I had:
• A Morandi etching • A grand piano …read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-09-13
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This Year’s Man Booker Prize Shortlist
“Though this year’s short list is not nearly as internationally diverse as last year’s — nominees hail only from the U.S., U.K., and Canada — there’s a significant chance a person of color could follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner, Marlon James, and take home the prize.”
Is This Plaster Of The ‘Little Dancer’ Really By Degas? One Expert Says Yes
“In a twist to a longstanding debate that for years has riveted a corner of the art world, one of the leading experts on Degas has decided that a long-disputed plaster of that artist’s Little Dancer, which shows the ballerina in a slightly different pose, is indeed an earlier model of his famous 1881 sculpture Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans.”