“Hamilton has managed to grab the greater culture by the lapels and give it a good shake unlike any show since The Book of Mormon. It’s been called historic and game-changing … How does a show make that leap from a simple piece of boffo box office – which only means the show is popular and selling tickets – to the kind of attraction that becomes part of the cultural conversation?”
Tag: 10.15.15
Ballet Along The Sides Of A Skyscraper
This week’s viral dance video features two members of the daredevil company Bandaloop making their moves in midair outside the windows of a Shanghai office tower.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.15.15
Defending Melissa Chiu
When the Hirshhorn Museum, which has been led for the last year by Melissa Chiu, late of the Asia Society Museum, announced that its 40th anniversary gala would be held in New York, not in Washington, D.C., … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-10-15
No hope for Hamlet
Benedict Cumberbatch made me cry at Hamlet. Or, more precisely, at the curtain call, with a beautifully feeling, indignant and compassionate appeal for Save the Children’s work in the Syrian refugee crisis. … read more
AJBlog: Performance Monkey Published 2015-10-15
Dancing as the Leaves Fall
Every autumn, as the leaves change color and begin to consider falling, Fall for Dance defines the verb differently: New Yorkers and savvy visitors buy bargain-price tickets and fall in love with dance—or at least with some of the twenty companies, … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2015-10-15
More on Carmine Branagan’s Departure from National Academy
“You have reached the office of Carmine Branagan, director of the National Academy Museum and School.” So said the voicemail message when I called Branagan’s office about an hour ago. But a highly reliable informed source … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-10-15
Weekend Listening Tip: Mays & Stamm
Last weekend, pianist Bill Mays wrapped up a tour of the west with his Inventions Trio, which includes trumpeter and flugelhornist Marvin Stamm and cellist Alisa Horn. Longtime collaborators in several projects, Mays and Stamm … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-10-15
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