“While performances have occasionally been called off on past election nights, many more have been canceled this year, as producers bet that it will be tough for music and drama to compete with history. That is partly a reflection of the high interest in the race pitting Donald J. Trump against Hillary Clinton, which has already broken television ratings records at several points. And it is partly a bow to the ascendancy of the smartphone, which has left audiences more connected — and more distractible — than ever.”
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Can Cirque du Soleil Make A Comeback Powered By China?
“As it seeks to catapult out of a financially difficult period, the 32-year-old Montreal company finds itself at a strategic crossroads as it transitions beyond its signature big-top spectacles and Las Vegas extravaganzas and into new growth opportunities — namely, partnering more with established entertainment properties like “Avatar” and expanding into China.”
Why The Recent Proliferation Of Art Books?
“The art market appears to be positively high on books. But, again, why enter publishing now, a faltering field that’s economically unviable? Is the galleries’ enthusiasm for printed matter simply the flipside of a plight that has befallen the art book sector as a whole? Or is it about conquering the symbolic realm of word and image, where claims must be staked in the fight for artists and collectors?”
Leila Slimani Wins Goncourt Prize, France’s Highest Literature Award
Slimani won for her thriller “Chanson Deuce.” She “left Morocco for France at 17 and enrolled at Sciences Po in Paris, one of the country’s most prestigious universities, made her entrance onto the literary scene in 2014 with the critically acclaimed novel “Dans le Jardin de l’Ogre” (“In the Ogre’s Garden”), a look at the life of a sex-addicted woman in some of the most chic neighborhoods of Paris.”
How Akram Khan Turned His Most Famous Solo Into A Children’s Work About Ancestral Tales, A Locked Cellphone, And A Call Center
“The man in the photograph at right is angled slightly to one side, his arm curved and his fingers – held together, sharply separated from the thumb – pointing down into what appears to be an upside-down fish. Above him floats a bee, and a snake curls languorously over a branch, appearing to watch his activities with interest.”
Remember Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts? The New York Phil’s Going To Start Putting Them Online
“[Philharmonic management] said Thursday that it was putting videos of Young People’s Concerts, and additional educational materials and interactive games, online for schools and families to stream for free. … The orchestra is calling the initiative ‘Young People’s Concerts Play!'”
Five Cy Twombly Sculptures Go To Philadelphia Museum Of Art
“The artist, who died in 2011, specifically selected the five pieces for exhibition at the museum, shortly before his death.”
Yes, The Acid-Attack Instigator Is Back At The Bolshoi, Says Management, But He’s Not Going To Dance Onstage (yet)
The Bolshoi’s spokesperson stressed that Pavel Dmitrichenko, now out of jail, requested and was given a building pass only so he could take classes. “But that does not mean that he will join the company later. This question is not even under discussion for now.”