The central section of the system’s Green Line passes about 40 meters from the Bolshoi’s main hall, and the trains can be heard inside the newly- (and expensively-) repaired auditorium. The tunnels will have insulation added during a system closure next month.
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And If Beyoncé Really Did Copy De Keersmaeker, Is It A Big Deal? (No.)
Luke Jennings: “But has De Keersmaeker’s work or career been damaged in any way? It would be a hard case to make, even if her copyright has technically been infringed. Works of art often reference other works of art.”
Walked Out Of Some Play You Didn’t Like? You’re A Wuss
“This attitude … seems to rest on the assumption that the customer is always right. But audience members aren’t customers in the ordinary sense. … More broadly, there’s an assumption that any response to the theatre is a valid response. This is fine until you put any pressure on the word ‘valid’.”
Two Literary Giants Approach Celebration Years (Will It Be Too Much?)
“Dickens and Shakespeare, the two biggest beasts in the English literary jungle, are to be celebrated as never before during the next 12 months. For their hundreds of millions of devoted followers, the only concern is that they will wilt under the onslaught.”
Brazilian Industrialist Unveils Plans For Giant Arts Complex
Bernardo Paz, 60, unveiled plans to build a mecca for contemporary arts fans around the Inhotim Cultural Institute, a sprawling rural estate in the hilltops of Minas Gerais state, already one of the most talked-about and unusual arts destinations in Latin America, if not the world.”
How Finland Solves Tough Problems: With Designers
When Finland wants to address solve tough issues, “it turns to Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund. Most governments have a cluster of thinktanks and policy groups at their disposal to tackle their country’s challenges. But what’s different about Sitra is that it uses designers.”
Hollywood Thinks Moving To The Cloud Will Help (Them)
“The studios are making a push to jump-start movie sales by attracting consumers to the cloud. The new digital lockers keep purchased copies of films on remote servers for viewing any time on various devices, a move to make movie ownership more appealing.”
Canada’s Governor General Lit Awards Finalists
“With three out of five short-listed novels also named as Giller finalists, and two also appearing on the short list for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Prize, the choices demonstrate a rare harmony of opinion among literary juries this fall.”
Metropolitan Opera Breaks Fundraising Record
“According to preliminary figures released for the first time, the Met hauled in $182 million, an astonishing amount in a tough economic climate and 50 percent more than it raised just the year before.”
Iranian Actress Sentenced To Jail, Lashes For Work In Australian Film
Marzieh Vafamehr “has been sentenced to one year in prison and 90 lashes for her starring role in Australian film My Tehran for Sale … [which] explores cultural oppression in Iran and taboos such as drug use.”