Kidd, whose joyously athletic dances for ballet, Broadway and Hollywood delighted audiences for half a century and won him five Tonys and an Oscar, has died.
Tag: 12.25.07
No Signs Of Art Market Slowdown
“Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw robust prices across most categories, with postwar and contemporary works in particular going through the roof. It seemed like a new record was being shattered every time an art auction was held.”
Remembering Oscar Peterson
In performance, Peterson clearly preferred a classical-like concert stage to a club milieu. For years, he’d play nightclubs only if air conditioners and cash registers were closed down — meaning no drinks served — during his performance. But Peterson’s playing always seemed born of the energy and ambiance of clubs.
China Unveils Huge New Arts Center
The $400 million complex, a concert hall, opera house and theater under one space age span, is designed to be the center of Chinese culture, just as Tiananmen Square next door was designated this country’s political center.
Needed: Reform Of The Way We Teach Music In Schools
Muic education in schools today largely consists of “drive-by” performances as arts education money has dried up and arts groups have taken up the slack. But these programs are often inneffective. What we need, writes Allan Kozinn, is to take a look back at the way things used to be…