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Met Opera’s Custom-Made Marc Chagall Stage Curtain Is Up For Auction

MUSIC, VISUAL Posted: November 17, 2020 6:01 am

The artist — whose two murals for the opera house’s lobby, famously visible to passersby from well beyond Lincoln Center’s central plaza, were put up as collateral for a loan in 2009 and again in 2014 — created the 65′-by-48′ curtain for a 1967 staging of Mozart’s Magic Flute, the only opera production he ever designed. – The New York Times

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Israeli Opera Moves To Lay Off Its Entire Chorus

MUSIC Posted: November 17, 2020 5:05 am

At least 55 of the chorus’s 62 members have received notice of the mandatory hearing that precedes layoffs in Israel; the singers have been on furlough since the spring. Their union reports that the company abruptly ended negotiations on a new contract and evidently plans to hire freelance choristers at cheaper rates. – The Jerusalem Post

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Athens Workers Find A Bust Of A Greek God While Doing Sewer Work

VISUAL Posted: November 16, 2020 8:00 am

The Greek Culture Ministry was calm about it. “The head, one of many that served as street markers in ancient Athens, was found Friday and it appears to be from around 300 B.C. — that is, either from the late fourth century B.C., or the early third century. It depicts Hermes at ‘a mature age.'” – Seattle Times (AP)

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Life After A Star (Wars) Turn

PEOPLE Posted: November 16, 2020 7:30 am

John Boyega is 28 and already been there, done that with a Star Wars trilogy. Where to go from that point in one’s career? “He decided it was time to ‘explore more versatility. I’m into so many different types of genres and storytelling. I want to explore that with the freedom I have now.'” And Boyega’s production company already has a several-film deal with Netflix for films from west and east Africa. – The Observer (UK)

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A Decades Long Break From Writing, And Then The Booker Shortlist

WORDS Posted: November 16, 2020 7:00 am

Tsitsi Dangarembga’s first book, Nervous Conditions, published in 1988, “was hailed as one of the 20th century’s most significant works of African literature.” Then she went to film school. “What saved me was a fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in 2016. My husband took care of the children in Zimbabwe, and I spent four weeks in a place where I was intellectually stimulated, talking about writing with writers.” – The New York Times

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In Pandemic-Inspired Theatre, The Critic Can Also Be The Audience, And The Star

AUDIENCE, THEATRE Posted: November 16, 2020 6:30 am

Says one critic of the Dutch Kills Theatre Company’s Temping: “‘Seen’ is wrong — there’s no audience, live or otherwise — but ‘done’ is right. The audience member does everything, including, if your brain works like mine does, thinking about what you’re going to wear on your first day.” – The New York Times

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Indian Acting Legend Soumitra Chatterjee, 85

PEOPLE Posted: November 16, 2020 6:00 am

Chatterjee had a six-decade career in Bengali language films and worked with Oscar-winner Satyajit Ray. His death is from complications of Covid-19. “Pauline Kael … called Chatterjee Ray’s ‘one-man stock company’ who moved ‘so differently in the different roles he plays that he is almost unrecognisable.'” – BBC

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Why Is There No Smithsonian For Latinx History?

VISUAL Posted: November 16, 2020 5:45 am

In 1994, a report called “Willful Neglect” called for change. And yet, here we are. “The need for this museum cannot be overstated, particularly now. Latinos are the second-largest ethnic and racial group in the country, and yet our diversity and complexity remains misunderstood.” – The New York Times

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People Are Really Tired Of Cooking For Themselves During The Pandemic

IDEAS Posted: November 16, 2020 5:30 am

Turns out humans of the 21st century, who turned in droves to exciting new recipes and, of course, baking at the beginning of the pandemic, are quite tired of doing all of the work they used to offload onto restaurant workers. Also, there’s this: “The pleasure of cooking food for friends and family or hosting dinner parties is gone.” – NPR

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Steve McQueen Wants To Write (And Direct) Black British People Back Into The Historical Narrative

MEDIA Posted: November 16, 2020 4:45 am

McQueen’s Small Axe series is “unprecedented” for the BBC – it covers Black British life from what one might call the time period so far covered by The Crown, which is notably missing Black and Asian actors, to put it mildly. McQueen: “We are missing from the conversation. We are missing from the narrative. And to me that is weird. Not to see yourself or any aspects of ordinary life that reflect your experiences of growing up in Britain, that is just plain weird.” – The Observer (UK)

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The Vanished Botticelli In The Middle Of Lawsuits, Tax Havens, And A Multi-Country Investigation

VISUAL Posted: November 15, 2020 1:30 pm

Who owns the 1485 Madonna and Child? And, perhaps more importantly for art lovers, where is the painting? The tale is long, twisty, and intensely shady. – The Observer (UK)

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Ugly New Buildings Keep Going Up, And Up, And Up Some More

VISUAL Posted: November 15, 2020 12:30 pm

Rowan Moore found evidence of ugly buildings not only in the UK, but across the world. Why? Modern construction streamlining, perhaps. “It’s not that you can’t design good buildings with modern techniques, but it takes skill and thought. It also takes a degree of influence over detail that modern building contracts, which tend to empower contractors to do what they like, often deny to architects.” – The Observer (UK)

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An Obama May Save Bookstores, Again

WORDS Posted: November 15, 2020 11:30 am

At least that’s the hope of many U.S. booksellers – that the 44th president’s memoir will juice sales in a way that will help offset pandemic losses. “Demand among American customers is so high that Penguin Random House, Crown’s parent company, has printed 1.5 million copies in Germany to bring over on cargo ships.” – The New York Times

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  • Almanac: Ambrose Bierce on the President of the United States
    “PRESIDENT, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom—and of whom only—it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary Continue reading Almanac: Ambrose Bierce on the President of the United States at... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-21
  • Ominous Juxtaposition? Biden Flanked by Duncanson’s “Rainbow” & Statue of a Murdered President
    In a jolting inauguration installation, marred by unintentionally dark symbolism that, hopefully, wasn’t discerned by the Bidens, this afternoon’s celebration after the joyful swearing-in of the new President and Vice President included a brief walk through the Capitol rotunda led by Missouri Senator Roy Blunt, chairman of the Senate Republican... Read more
    Source: CultureGrrl Published on: 2021-01-20
  • Snapshot: FDR’s 1933 inauguration
    Sound footage of the presidential inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) Continue reading Snapshot: FDR’s 1933 inauguration at About Last Night.... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-20
  • Almanac: Ralph Ellison on power
    “Power doesn’t have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it.” Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Continue reading Almanac: Ralph Ellison on power at About Last Night.... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-20
  • Lookback: “Call me Bartleby”
    From 2006: I woke up this morning at nine-thirty, an hour later than my normal get-up-and-go time. As I descended from the loft in which I spend my nights, it struck me that I had nothing whatsoever to do today: no deadlines, no shows to see, no meals with friends,... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-19
  • Almanac: Thomas Fuller on memory
    “We have all forgot more than we remember.” Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia Continue reading Almanac: Thomas Fuller on memory at About Last Night.... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-19
  • Just because: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Ravel
    Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays the slow movement of Ravel’s G Major Piano Concerto, accompanied by Sergiu Celidibache and the London Symphony:  (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) Continue reading Just because: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-18
  • Almanac: Jean Anouilh on beauty
    “Things are beautiful if you love them.” Jean Anouilh, Mademoiselle Colombe (trans. Louis Kronenberger) Continue reading Almanac: Jean Anouilh on beauty at About Last Night.... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-18
  • Trey Devey share his passion for Arts Education
    “If we are empowered with creativity, with collaboration, with all of the skills that come from practicing the arts… that will lead to the breakthrough ideas.” Trey Devey, President of the Interlochen Center for the Arts, speaks to the power of arts education.... Read more
    Source: Aaron Dworkin Published on: 2021-01-16
  • The pandemic process
    A new episode of Three on the Aisle, the podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on line for listening or downloading. Here’s American Theatre’s “official” summary of the proceedings:  This month, as the scale of the economic devastation facing arts professionals continues to... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-15
  • Classics for free
    In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column, I review two theatrical webcasts drawn from important New York productions of the past by the Hunter Theater Project and Shakespeare in the Park. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * Sometimes you have to dig to find the best theatrical webcasts, while others are hiding... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-15
  • Replay: Laurence Olivier in Uncle Vanya
    A scene from the 1963 film of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” directed by Laurence Olivier and starring Olivier, Rosemary Harris, and Michael Redgrave: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) Continue reading Replay: Laurence Olivier in... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-01-15
  • Matthew Loden discusses the mission of orchestras
    “There’s a fundamental mission drive and, in many instances, I think a moral imperative to actually do what we’re doing for as many people as possible and to do it intelligently and in a way that is actually going to bring some kind of either musical relief or solace.” Matthew... Read more
    Source: Aaron Dworkin Published on: 2021-01-14
  • Let’s Talk About Literary Exposure
    Some would call it visibility. If you’re talking books, how about millions upon millions of Youtube views for a reading from Supervert’s "Necrophilia Variations.' A dozen years ago when that video had two million views, I called it “viral reading.” Three years later, on Dec. 30, 2015, the video had... Read more
    Source: Straight|Up Published on: 2021-01-14
  • Connect
    The viability of our industry depends upon developing relationships–making connections–with many new communities. The bases for success are respect and humility.... Read more
    Source: Engaging Matters Published on: 2021-01-12
  • Jim Haynes, RIP
    Brad Spurgeon memorializes him: "End of an Era, but not of a Philosophy of Life." I never met Jim. But he was extraordinarily welcoming when we corresponded by email about the strange case of Orwell's typewriter.... Read more
    Source: Straight|Up Published on: 2021-01-12
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