“There are more links between Beckett and ballet than have been recognized. I cannot see “Footfalls” (I have seen at least four productions and would love to see more) without wondering if he was drawing on some memory of ‘Giselle’.”
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Egypt Plans To Copyright The Pyramids
“Egypt is planning to pass a law that would exact royalty payments from anyone found making copies of the country’s ancient monuments or museum pieces, including the pyramids.”
The Secret Behind Oscar Peterson
“In truth, playing piano like Peterson wasn’t easy. In fact, it was damned near impossible. Like the great Art Tatum before him, Peterson was prodigiously gifted, possessed of virtuosity beyond anything normally found in jazz.”
The First Great Saudi Novel?
“The state censors all manuscripts, and not with a simple yes-or-no judgment. Rather, a single sentence or paragraph might be struck, according to the individual censor’s notion of taboo, and so most authors elect to publish instead in Beirut. Saudi Arabia has experienced the kind of bourgeois population density that makes for great novels only recently.”
What Stands Out In The Dance World
“For one Broadway musical as many as 1,000 dancers will show up to audition for — at most — 20 spots. What makes a dancer or choreographer stand out among the rest?”
The 100 Most Powerful In UK Theatre
West End theatre owner and global producer Cameron Mackintosh has topped this year’s Stage 100 – The Stage’s list of the most influential figures working in UK theatre.