“Water flooded the basement and subbasement of the Curtis building at 1726 Locust. There appeared to be extensive damage to those two levels, where the school has organ studios; a workshop for repairing and maintaining pianos; practice rooms; and a recording studio, said Larry Bomback, senior vice president of administration.”
Tag: 12.20.17
Can Anita Hill Fix Hollywood’s Harassment Problem?
Kathleen Kennedy has set her sights on perhaps the most pernicious industry villain of all: sexual misconduct and abuse. She is spearheading the creation of an anti-harassment commission, backed by more than two dozen of the entertainment industry’s biggest bigwigs, that, in a stroke of marquee casting, will be led by Anita Hill.
The Big Hollywood Trend Of 2017? Replacing Directors Mid-Shoot
Justice League, Bohemian Rhapsody, and more than one Star Wars film had directors quit or get fired in the middle of the project. “The person in the director’s chair has come to be increasingly viewed as a more disposable commodity than the intellectual property he or she was entrusted to bring to the screen. To hear it from a writer-director who has long operated at the highest echelons of popcorn movie-making, … this anti-auteur shift occurred over the last two years.”
Artist Chuck Close Accused Of Sexual Harassment
“I’m inviting them to my studio to audition. I don’t have a camera there, so I have to see their bodies — it’s a very expensive process,” Mr. Close said. “I’ve never had a complaint in 50 years, not one. Last time I looked, discomfort was not a major offense. I never reduced anyone to tears, no one ever ran out of the place. If I embarrassed anyone or made them feel uncomfortable, I am truly sorry, I didn’t mean to. I acknowledge having a dirty mouth, but we’re all adults.”
There’s A New Mediation Service For Cases Of Sexual Harassment In Theater
The confidential service, launched by attorney Norman Siegel and actress Marin Ireland and set up for now as a six-month pilot project, could resolve cases with options from an apology and promise to stop harassing behavior to a potential financial settlement.
They Scanned Renée Fleming’s Brain To Study How Music Can Help Treat Neurological Disorders
“The opera star … spent two hours in the scanner to help researchers tease out what brain activity is key for singing. How? First Fleming spoke the lyrics. Then she sang them. Finally, she imagined singing them. ‘We’re trying to understand the brain not just so we can address mental disorders or diseases or injuries, but also so we can understand what happens when a brain’s working right and what happens when it’s performing at a really high level,’ said NIH researcher David Jangraw.”
A ‘Marathon Of Pain’: What It’s Like For The Professional Dancers Doing ‘Nutcracker’ For A Month, Year After Year
Sarah L. Kaufman: “For many families, The Nutcracker is a beloved holiday ritual, a respite from the season’s stresses, an oasis of beauty, innocence and poetry. For the dancers, it is a marathon of pain, physical and existential. It is a minefield of injuries, illnesses and choking hazards. It can be crushingly boring. It also involves incontinent children.”
They Said Philly’s Enormous Larry Rivers Tile Mural Couldn’t Be Moved – It’s Been Moved
“Not only that, it has been completely restored, buffed up, burnished, and reinstalled in a surprising location – the SEPTA concourse beneath the Wanamaker Building, where it stands out in a way that it never did when it was up against the wall, blocked by vendor carts, and ignored by shoppers hustling through the [Gallery] mall.”
Author Of ‘Cat Person’ Lands $1 Million+ Book Deal
Kristen Roupenian, whose New Yorker short story about a 21st-century-style bad date has become a viral sensation this month, has been signed by Scout Press for two books, a short story collection under the title You Know You Want This and an as-yet-untitled novel.
Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch For 2018
From Annie Arnoult to Leal Zielińska, here are the up-and-coming dancers, choreographers, and companies to keep an eye on in the coming year.