Putin met with non-jailed filmmakers and claimed he was a supporter of artistic freedom. But: “Meddling in the arts by government officials and the Russian Orthodox Church is raising worries over a return of censorship not only to political news, but also to plays, movies and art exhibitions.”
Tag: 12.02.16
Can ‘The Nutcracker’ Actually Be Working-Class, Christopher Wheeldon?
This is a huge reimagining of the Robert Joffrey “Nutcracker” for the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago: It’s set at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, and a lot of money – like, a lot of money – is riding on its success.
After ‘The Help,’ Octavia Spencer Says, 90 Percent Of The Roles She Was Offered Were Maids
Spencer and actor Dev Patel talk about representation at the movies, and why what they’re doing is important. Patel: Their films are “anthems of diversity, they’re anthems of love, and they’re anthems of perseverance.”
The Needle Arts, Having Their Moment – And Maybe Their Movement
If you’ve been making fun of “yarn bombing” or knitting as a cute little thing that women do, think again, buster. It’s street art. And now is its time.
What Happens If We Price Out Culture We Like
“Without public access, a culture becomes dead, an inert shell that serves as a shill for profit, while too rarefied and remote to thrive. The quaestores of modern times use health, religion, and access to sports and art just like those of the Middle Ages used salvation: to exploit people by pricing what they value too high.”
Merriam-Webster Begs: Please Help Us Keep ‘Fascism’ From Being The Word Of The Year
They choose the word by number of searches, and, thanks to this year’s election, “fascism” is now the fourth-most-searched word in merriam-webster.com’s entire history. They sent out a tweet on Tuesday saying, “There’s still time to look something else up.” (One reply: “I’ve searched ‘puppies’ 523 times in the past 30 minutes. Anything change?”)
Dancers Are Fleeing Royal New Zealand Ballet Because Of Artistic Director: Report
“In the last year as many as 12 dancers and other staff have left the national ballet company … Three or four left directly because of the way they were treated by Francesco Ventriglia, sources told RNZ.”
Ousmane Sow, 81, ‘The Rodin Of Africa’
He worked for decades as a physical therapist, giving him such a thorough knowledge of anatomy that he famously worked without models. He once said, “I could be blindfolded and still make a human body from head to toe.”