It’s only been 107 years since the “Funeral Song” for Rimsky-Korsakov was last performed. “Getting it played in the narrow, status-conscious musical world of tsarist Petersburg cost him almost as much emotional effort as it has cost to get it replayed now.”
Tag: 12.03.16
The Heartbreak Of The Oakland Fire And Young Artists’ Need For Underground Spaces
With nine confirmed dead and dozens missing, the fire on Dec. 2 has devastated a whole community. Vital members of Oakland’s arts and music scene – and many queer and trans artists of color – are likely gone. Some who survived say “these non-permitted residences that host underground shows are often the only safe place for marginalized people, those who find above-the-board and sanctioned venues unsafe or inhospitable.”
Bertolucci And Brando Conspired To Make ‘Last Tango In Paris’ Rape Scene Actually Non-Consensual For Maria Schneider
So, this is abhorrent: “According to Bertolucci, he and Brando agreed not to tell Schneider what would happen to her because he wanted her reaction ‘as a girl, not as an actress.'”