The Berlin-L.A.-Minnesota co-production by Barrie Kosky and experimental British troupe 1927 “is an interactive, nontraditional reinvention that combines live performance and hand-drawn animation; it weaves throughout visual references to silent films of the 1920s and 1930s, specifically the comedy of Buster Keaton and the kitschy horror of the 1922 German Expressionist film Nosferatu.”
Tag: 11.16.13
Reviving “One Of The Most Curious Productions To Open On Broadway”
“[Bill] Condon, who wrote the movie version of Chicago and wrote and directed the Dreamgirls musical, is attempting to resuscitate” Side Show – “the bizarre true story of conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, set to the music of Henry Krieger and writer-lyricist Bill Russell.”
The Bolshoi’s Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Month (And Year)
All of the (bad) news about the Bolshoi collated in one post. Yikes.
The First Rule Of Jazz: Stand Up To The ‘Jazz Police’
Courtney Pine: “We can’t let these geezers keep trying to control what jazz is.”
British Parliament’s World Heritage Status Is At Risk Thanks To New Skyscrapers
How exactly did developers get the official go-ahead – with no public review – on huge schemes that may take away cultural status from Westminster and block views of Big Ben?
Art Theft Is Second Only To Drug-Dealing For Criminal Profit In The UK
“Detectives say the gangs are prepared to use extreme violence to get what they want during the robberies.”
German Collector Says He Hid Art Out Of ‘Love’
T”he recluse German collector who kept a priceless trove of art, possibly including works stolen by the Nazis, hidden for half a century says he did so because he ‘loved’ them and that he wants them back.”
The Future Of Opera? It’s Already Here (In Los Angeles)
Forty wireless mics for performers, 160 sets of headphones, 15 in-ear wireless monitors – all of this tech “allows ‘Invisible Cities’ to break the boundaries between musicians, audience members and casual passersby, expanding the stage into the public space at Union Station.”
Is It Too Late To Save Late Modern Architecture?
“Since much of the architecture from that era was pointedly tough or complicated or even openly ambivalent about its place in the culture, rallying support for it among the public can be tricky.”
The Math Of Book Advances, And Other Tales From The Inside
“Approximately four out of every five books published lose money. Or five out of six, or six out of seven. Estimates vary, depending on how gloomy the CFO is the day you ask him and what kinds of shell games are being played in Accounting.”