“An operatic project can go wrong in many ways, of course, since it demands a complex collaborative process in which music, singing, text, drama, dancing and design are somehow brought into balance. Still, two recent West Coast productions exemplify common pitfalls facing the creators of any contemporary opera.”
Tag: 10.12.08
Wounded Picasso Goes Back On Show
Steve Wynn bought Picasso’s “Le Rêve.”. Then he accidentally put an elbow through it. “The puncture left a several-inch tear across Marie-Thérèse’s voluptuous left forearm.” Now it’s been repaired and will go on show this week. “No cynicism is needed to assume that one goal of the exhibition is to publicly demonstrate that repairs to “Le Rêve” have not had serious effect on its market value.”
Why Isn’t American TV More Diverse?
“Network television has such a long way to go in terms of actually reflecting the lives of people who are not white, male-female between the ages of 18 and 34. Most of the leads, if not all of the leads, on the major network shows fit into that demographic.”
A Troubled Dance Company Compared To Others
Texas Ballet Theatre is trying hard to dig its way out of a financial mess. So how does this company’s situation compare to other American companies?
Under The Surface, New York Theatre Frets About Economic Shock
“Broadway, the major cultural institutions and individual nonprofits are recognizably shellshocked as they brace themselves for the impact on investors, donors and audiences.”
Toni Morrison, Icon
Toni Morrison has become a figurehead for repressed minorities and underdogs. All the same, it must have been odd for her, in light of the recent Nobel commotion, to find herself recast in the usual role by virtue of neither her race nor her gender, but her nationality.