Following a six-decade career doing magic tricks, juggling and plate-spinning on three continents as well as teaching yoga in Dallas, Pallana was invited by two young screenwriters – Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson to be in their first film (Bottle Rocket). He went on to become a scene-stealing, widely beloved bit player in films and on television.
Tag: 10.16.13
The Opera World Is Reinventing Opera Commissions
“As the demand for new opera seems to be growing, and the workshopping process is becoming more accepted, it’s notable that many commissioning programs seem to be reinventing the wheel.”
John Kander Enjoys A Creative Renaissance In His 80s
The composer half of Kander & Ebb – the team that gave us Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Scottsboro Boys – is working on three new full-length projects with writing partner Greg Pierce, who is five decades his junior.
Is It Really Best Practice To Review New Dance On Opening Night?
Judith Mackrell: “In the dance world … not only do most productions have to consider themselves officially ready for the (full) paying public on opening night, but also ready for review.” This despite the fact that, sometimes, the work under review has barely made it onstage.
Finalists For This Year’s National Book Awards
In fiction, the finalists are Rachel Kushner for “The Flamethrowers” (Scribner); Jhumpa Lahiri for “The Lowland” (Knopf); James McBride for “The Good Lord Bird” (Riverhead); Thomas Pynchon for “Bleeding Edge” (Penguin Press); and George Saunders for “Tenth of December” (Random House).
How To Solve The Milwaukee Symphony?
“I’m guessing that the entire budget for the MSO wouldn’t cover construction of three luxury boxes. Inclusion of the arts would broaden the base of support beyond those who feel the need for a handful of very tall millionaires and the wealthy people who hold their contracts to receive tax subsidies. The arts just might make an uphill PR campaign more politically viable.”
Netflix Was Supposed To Kill Cable, So Why Is It Begging To Join Cable?
“It’s a potential landmark moment in the pay-TV wars, precisely because it shows that the battle between Internet and traditional TV isn’t as bloody as some analysts like to pretend – at least, not yet.”
Harper Lee Sues Her Hometown Museum
“Harper Lee, the author of the 1960 classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, is suing a museum in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala., for what she claims is its improper use of her name and the novel’s title.”
Heirs Press For Restitution For One Of Austria’s Most Iconic Artworks
“Over the last decade, Austria has made significant progress in restoring art and property looted by the Nazis during World War II. Now the government’s commitment to that goal is facing a new test, with the filing of a claim on Tuesday for the return of one of the nation’s most celebrated artworks: the Beethoven Frieze, by Gustav Klimt.
Now This Is What The Art World Needs: A Due Diligence Company
“Sensing a business opportunity in the opaque marketplace of the art world,” the Art Compliance Company “wants to offer the due diligence services common in corporate America to the buyers and sellers of Picassos, Warhols and Gerard Richters.”