“At 5 foot 9 inches, or 175 centimeters, with the square shoulders of a champion swimmer and a fiercely energetic drive to her dancing,” Marie-Agnès Gillot “is the odd woman out amid a slew of female dancers who tend to be demurely accomplished and physically well-suited to the Romantic-era roles of the classical repertory.”
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Where Dragons Come From
“With fiery breath, razor-sharp claws, scales as hard as shields and a vast underground lair, … where did the idea for such a bizarre beast – with such an odd mixture of traits – come from in the first place?” Probably not from dinosaur fossils, for starters. (Merlin, the wizard of the King Arthur stories, does seem to have a role, though.)
Harvey Weinstein makes A Bigger Bet On Broadway
Over the last 12 years Mr. Weinstein, one of film’s most hands-on producers, has been a largely passive investor in some 35 Broadway plays and musicals including Tony Award-winning hits like “Billy Elliot” and “The Producers.” But now he has gone all in for the first time as lead producer of a big-budget musical.
A Conductor’s Scores (And Work Life) Make It Out Of The Sandy Wreckage
During the storm, conductor Marin Alsop’s studio was wrecked by a tree – but friends rescued her conductor’s scores, each representing hundreds of hours of work.
A Painting Shows Us How To Live Alone In Crowds
“What Seurat has in common with these older artists is the profound inwardness granted to each figure. Linked as couples or in clusters, they are nonetheless radiant individuals, each with a unique density.”
U.K. Black Music Awards Aren’t (Only) Too White – They’re Just Too Commercial
“The Mobos are missing out by not offering the major prizes to the newest, most innovative acts. And there are plenty of young black musicians making exciting and different music today.”
Outside Of The Big City, Making A Life In Dance
“Between teaching, professional development and rehearsals, I’m in a studio or theater between 35 and 40 hours each week. That doesn’t include additional private lessons and guest teaching I do several times a month.”
An African-American Theatre, Deeply Important And In Deep Trouble
“Any diminishment of Penumbra would be a tragedy, given the loss of black companies elsewhere in the country over the past few years.”
Saving East London’s Henry Moore
It’s art vs. desperate need for funds in a fight over a sculpture Moore sold for a low price “to enrich the lives of people in a socially deprived area of London.”
The Decade Of The Punch Card, And Robots
When did the future begin? Maybe the 1920s, when a Czech play introduced the word “robot,” and IBM invented the first mechanized punch card.