“After shaving 10 concerts from its October-November bill in an emergency bid to cut expenses, the financially resurgent Colorado Symphony has rescheduled two canceled programs and added three performances to its lineup.”
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Choreographer-Director-Filmmaker Donya Feuer, 77
Following roughly a decade in the New York experimental dance scene during the 1950s and ’60s, Feuer “moved to Sweden in 1963 and became a close collaborator of Ingmar Bergman as well as a theater director and filmmaker in her own right.”
Corporate Support For Dance In New York Wastes Away
“A new report on New York City’s dance industry reveals that corporate support is the lowest source of private contributions to the field – behind foundations, organizational boards, and individual giving.”
Jazz At Lincoln Center To Open Outpost In Qatar
“Jazz at Lincoln Center has plans to expand abroad, creating a new jazz club in Doha, Qatar, and four other cities as part of an unusual partnership with the St. Regis chain of luxury hotels.”
Whatever Happened To Tommy Tune? He’s In Miami, Reviving Studio 54 Onstage
“Tommy Tune was once the fleet-footed prince of Broadway … [and] then he disappeared.” Now, in Florida, he’s “putting the finishing touches on his new musical, Fifty Four Forever, a valentine to the Studio 54 nightclub where he often mixed with Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli and other chic demigods of the 1970s.”
Hula-Pop Fusion Arrives; Traditionalists Tut-Tut
“As hula dancing becomes popular on the mainland, some complain the dance is swaying from its traditional roots. A recent competition between four troupes in San Mateo, Calif., featured high-energy routines … [that] looked more like American Idol than a traditional hula competition, where the judges often are elderly teachers of the dance.”
Female Comedians, Breaking The Taste-Taboo Ceiling
Jason Zinoman: “When I saw Sarah Silverman deliver [a] signature one-liner in a downtown theater almost a decade ago, the audience exploded with laughter followed by groans. Then came the anxious chuckles whose subtext seemed to be: I can’t believe I laughed at that joke.”