The London-based Indian sculptor is, of course, famous for his large-scale pieces and installations. “While in Mumbai the exhibition will take over an entire Bollywood film studio, in Delhi they have merely had to expand an entrance to the new wing of the National Gallery of Modern Art to get the pieces in.”
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Short Dance Pieces: ‘Sometimes Less Means Far, Far More’
Judith Mackrell: “[In] a culture where choreographers are pressured to create within standard formats – 30 minutes for a triple-bill piece, 60-90 minutes or more for a full evening’s work – I think we’re missing the point of the very short work, its zest and its challenge. For experimental choreographers, the five- to 15-minute slot is ideal – serious ideas can be addressed without becoming sermons.”
The ‘Talisman Placebo Effect’: How We Make Our Good Luck Charms Work
“There’s a desire to have a physical token of a wish. It’s tangible, and if it worked for someone else, you think it’s more likely to work for you. It has a track record. … It lifts your beliefs in your own capabilities, and gives you a boost.”
Michael Jackson’s Life to Become an Actual Circus (du Soleil)
“Nearly 18 months after Jackson’s death, the star’s estate announced details of the first of two Cirque du Soleil shows to be based on his music and dancing. … The lavish production is to cost $57million and include more than 60 performers.”
An Opera That Packs a Punch (Lots of Them, Actually)
The experimental Toronto opera company Urbanvessel is using an actual boxing ring as the set for its next production, Voice-Box. The singers will have black eyes and boxing gloves; blows to the head are off-limits.
Movie Studio Partners With Social Network Game To Integrate Its Movie Characters
“Seeking to leverage Zynga’s reach, Dreamworks will integrate Megamind into Zynga’s most popular game FarmVille, which boasts 17 million daily and 56 million monthly active users worldwide. Zynga’s games are available on such social networks as Facebook and MySpace.”
Rush To Finish Work On Barcelona’s Famous Basilica In Advance Of Pope’s Visit
“That construction work, however, is taking place amid a debate that has been waged for decades over whether the Sagrada FamÃlia is drifting too far from its creator’s artistic vision. Some also argue that the Sagrada FamÃlia’s tourism appeal — it draws an estimated 2.5 million visitors a year — lies precisely in the fact that it is one of the world’s greatest unfinished works of art.”
First Of Fall Impressionist Sales Scores $227 Million
“Bigger totals have been recorded. But none said as much about the eagerness of ever larger numbers of art buyers to lay hands on almost anything presentable or, failing that, on works of no great distinction adorned with glamorous signatures.”
Director Peter Hall At 80
Since his first professional production, Somerset’s Maugham’s The Letter, which he directed in Windsor just two weeks after leaving Cambridge in 1953, he has never been out of work. “It is amazing to be able to say that in my profession,” he said a few years ago. “And I keep my voice down so the fates will not notice me.”
Chinese Artist Ai Wei Wei Talks About The Government Order To Tear Down His Studio
“Ai, who is a relentless user of the microblog Twitter, is best known for co designing Beijing’s Olympic stadium, the Birds Nest, which some hoped would herald a more open China. Ai suspects that the order may be linked to two high-profile campaigns that have embarrassed and angered the Shanghai government in recent years.”