“Vulture’s list of ‘Shit People to Say to Women Directors‘ chronicles some of the crazy things that people say directly to female filmmakers’ faces, but behind their backs, there are even more dumb reasons given why women don’t get to direct more movies, and I hear them all the time. Here are five of the most misinformed.”
Tag: 11.05.15
The Rumors Are True: Sergei Polunin And Natalia Osipova Are A Couple, And They Claim Ballet Companies Won’t Let Them Dance Together
The two stars, “who have electrified the dance world both on-stage and off thanks to a series of scandals, have announced they are to perform together for the first time in the UK, as they make a surprise move into contemporary dance.”
The Painful Conundrum Of Agnes De Mille – And How She Solved It
Joan Acocella: “What we have here is a painful combination: her sense that she was without beauty, her sense that she could not make the kind of ballets she most valued, her sense that what she did was just a substitute for something else, something more longed-for, which, inexplicably, other people had and she didn’t. Add to this that, however inferior she felt to other people, she also, much of the time, felt superior to other people, and you have an ugly little knot. Which, somehow, relaxed when she picked up a pen.”
Behind The Scenes With The Showrunner Of The New Ballet Drama ‘Flesh And Bone’
Moira Walley-Beckett: “They [the young dancers in the cast] called me Mama Moira. It was a huge priority for me. Because I’ve been there, and I know what it’s like, and I know that they’re all secretly imploding. For most of them, it was the first time they’d been under these kinds of pressures. … It was really important to me to try to keep them safe in every way that I could.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.05.15
What is Audience Engagement? (Part 3)
This is SUCH a great thought-provoking conversation, I’m thrilled for it to continue… Again, delighted (and grateful) to share the wisdom of respected friends and colleagues on the question: What is the meaning of the word “engagement”? And how does an arts organization know if it is succeeding? … read more
AJBlog: Audience Wanted Published 2015-11-05
Noticing and judging
One of the attributes we recognize and admire in great artists, curators, and other professionals is how quickly and decisively they assess the world around them. They see almost immediately whether an action, object, or direction is ‘right’ or ‘aligned’ with some larger vision. … read more
AJBlog: The Artful Manager Published 2015-11-05
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Fest in Los Angeles
Resistance is futile: There is no way to rank or prioritize all the myriad events occurring next week during the epic choreographic & performance feast by Belgium-based choreographer Anne Theresa de Keersmaeker and her company Rosas at CAP UCLA … read more
AJBlog: Fresh Pencil Published 2015-11-04
Weekend Listening Tip: An Earshot Potpourri
In Seattle, the Earshot Festival is easing into the penultimate weekend of its six-week run. On Sunday, Jim Wilke, the veteran broadcast chronicler of jazz in the region, will present some of the musicians still … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-11-06
Recent Listening: Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano, including The New Tristano (Atlantic/Rhino) Researching notes for the forthcoming Don Friedman album discussed in this post a couple of weeks ago led me to revisit the original Lennie Tristano recording of “Requiem.” … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-11-05
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Report: Audiences For US Non-Profit Theatre Are Declining
Perhaps the most daunting finding was culled from 88 theaters that have shared numbers with TCG every year since 2005. That year their average attendance peaked at about 107,000. Since then there has been a fall-off of 8.7%, an average loss of about 9,000 theatergoers for each company over the nine years.
Refurbished Rodin Museum Opens In Paris
In his lifetime, Rodin struggled to maintain his palatial workplace, and the three-year renovation, which has cost 16m euros, is the most comprehensive since it was converted into a public museum in 1919.
Barnes Chooses New Chief Curator
Sylvie Patry, in a telephone interview from Paris, said she sought the job because she felt the Barnes was “a collection that is known but not so well known, which makes it a very interesting job for a curator.
Editors And Board Of Linguistics Journal Quit En Masse Over Open Access
“The mutiny of Lingua’s editors is another battle in the long-running war over whether academic research should be sold by publishers as part of often costly subscriptions or whether it should be free to all.”
Salem (Oregon) Orchestra Filing Bankruptcy
Last week, the orchestra’s board of directors canceled the remaining concerts of the 2015-2016 season, because of a budget shortfall. Since then, board president Rebecca Kueny, said the board sought legal counsel and explored many options.