“Almost exactly 20 years after his death, a previously unseen film by Derek Jarman has come to light, shot inside a gay nightclub in east London, and will be premiered next month” with the title Will You Dance With Me?
Archives for February 19, 2014
Lewis Carroll Hated Fame So Much He Regretted Writing His Books
“A letter, written to a friend in 1891, reveals how Carroll hated people finding out his real name as he felt he would be pointed out and attract the attention of strangers.”
At Least Sergei Filin Can See This Much
“Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director who was wounded in an acid attack last year, will come to New York in April as one of the judges in the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, officials from the contest announced.”
London Theatre With Collapsed Ceiling Sets Reopening Date
The Apollo, where the ceiling fell in during a performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in December, will reopen with a new show on March 26.
Theatre Owner on Ceiling Collapse: ‘You Never Forget Something Like That, And Nor Should You”
Nica Burns: “I pushed past everyone into the theatre and straight into the auditorium. It was unimaginable. About 112 years of thick black dust had come down. … It was like a stricken ship – that’s the only image I can think of with all the debris.”
Artist Who Smashed Ai Weiwei Vase: I Didn’t Know It Was 2,000 Years Old!
Maximo Caminero: “If you saw the vases on display and the way they were painted there was no way one would think the artist had painted over an ancient artifact. Instead, I thought it was a common clay pot like you would find at Home Depot, frankly.”
Watch Maximo Caminero Smash Ai Weiwei’s $1M Vase
Oh yes, it was caught on video.