It’s not just the lack of Colombian accents in the Spanish. “For many Latin Americans, Escobar’s story isn’t a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction biopic. It’s a case study, a cautionary tale that all too often hits close to home. … In taking true events and presenting them through a lens of literary fiction, the series is implicitly separating the viewers from the terrible tragedy of Escobar, and from the very real lives he shattered.”
Tag: 11.09.15
Real Ballet Dancers Fact-Check ‘Flesh And Bone’
“Some critics have embraced the show, but what I wanted to know is what professional dancers thought of its depiction of their world. So we talked to three dancers who aren’t involved with the production. Here’s what they had to say about Flesh and Bone‘s first episode.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.09.15
The 4 Types of Audiences
You want to attract, grow, diversify and sustain your audience? Great! But the biggest mistake you can make is to think of that audience as a single entity. True, “your audience” converged at some point … read more
AJBlog: Audience Wanted Published 2015-11-08
Entr’acte
Between performances of Lo, her new quasi-violin concerto, Caroline Shaw paid a visit to our Composition Department yesterday. Her visit came in two chunks: first coaching a graduate string quartet in her 2011 composition Entr’acte, … read more
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2015-11-09
Recent Listening In Brief: Fortner, Salvant, Giuffre
Sullivan Fortner, Aria (Impulse!) In Sullivan Fortner’s debut album as a leader, the shaded subtlety of his keyboard touch is only one of the young pianist’s notable attributes. His harmonic inventiveness, grasp of the jazz … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-11-09
Three Veteran Adventurer-Choreographers Get Together
First time I’ve been to JACK, where Neil Greenberg, Yvonne Meier, and Jennifer Monson are sharing a program. The Brooklyn space reminds me of the original Dance Theater Workshop of the 1960s, when it sprang up in Jeff Duncan’s loft at 215 West 20th Street in Manhattan. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2015-11-08
Even the Most Brilliant Musicians Are Mortal
Death is not taking a holiday. I learned on my way to California that my good friend Martha Herr died on Halloween. She had survived breast cancer twice, and this time succumbed to … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2015-11-08
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