“Two decades ago, the ballet company almost went out of business. It was drowning in debt and could no longer afford to keep its building at Broad and Washington, or maintain its own school.” This week the troupe broke ground “for a $17.5 million project that will feature five dance studios, offices, and facilities for a soon-to-return School of the Pennsylvania Ballet.”
Tag: 10.11.11
Detroit Science Center Says It Needs $5M To Reopen
“Officials at the shuttered Detroit Science Center said today that the museum would reopen its doors on Oct. 27 – if the museum can lasso $5 million in emergency contributions in the next two weeks.”
See The Library Books Joe Orton Defaced!
In the early ’60s, the mischievous English playwright and his boyfriend (and later murderer) would check out books from their local library and return them with satirical or surreal collages on the dustjackets and naughty alterations to the blurbs. Now the library is putting those dustjackets on display.
Did You Know? Libraries Destroy Books
If you didn’t know any of this, it’s because destroying books is a job that, by necessity, is done in secret.
Plagiarizing A Dance? Not Hardly
“Does Beyonce’s exemplification of de Keersmaeker’s ideas enhance their value, or diminish them? Is there a legal case to be made here? I leave that to the legal experts. But about this question there can be no doubt: Beyoncé did not commit plagiarism.”
Stage Version Of The King’s Speech Set To Tour Britain
“The play on which the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech was based will receive its world premiere in the UK next year. David Seidler originally wrote [the script] as a play before he adapted it into a film starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter in 2010.”
Monty Python Star Says They’d Hesitate To Make Life Of Brian Today
“Monty Python star Terry Jones says even the comedy icons would ‘think twice’ about doing a religious satire like Life of Brian these days – and that a similar film about Muslims would ‘probably not’ be made.”
Jagjit Singh, Indian Singing Star, Dead At 70
With his wife, Chitra, he led the contemporary revival and popularization of ghazals, a classic form of sung Persian poetry. “[He] performed to packed audiences in India, Pakistan and elsewhere in South Asia and released dozens of albums during his 40-year career.”
New York City Center Set To Sparkle Following Renovation
Poor sightlines, cramped lobbies, and a literal whitewash of the interior are among the problems addressed by the $57M revamp. The venue now has a restored, multi-colored Moorish interior, fewer and bigger seats, a much higher street profile, and (yes) more restroom space.
Star Of Met’s New Don Giovanni Whisked From Dress Rehearsal To Surgery
“Mariusz Kwiecien, the Polish baritone who was cast in the title role of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Don Giovanni,” suffered major back pain during the dress rehearsal and subsequently had surgery to repair a herniated disk.