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Detroit Symphony Gives Concert Specially Programmed For Deaf Audience

Uncategorized Posted: February 26, 2019 5:35 pm

The “Deaf and Loud Symphonic Experience” brought together the DSO with a band and percussionist Evelyn Glennie, rapper Sean Forbes and singer Mandy Harvey, among the world’s most famous deaf musicians. There was a large video component, a drum kit with lights showing the beat, and more than 20 ASL interpreters. “In other words, it’s a multisensory concert designed for both deaf and hearing audience members — an opportunity, organizers say, to show real accessibility and inclusiveness in a musical context.” – Detroit Free Press

Read the story in Detroit Free Press Published: 12.15.18, sjm

Ballet Is Catching On In Saudi Arabia (!)

DANCE Posted: December 19, 2018 4:29 am

They’re certainly not at the point of having public performances by women in tights and tutus yet, but ballet classes are becoming ever more popular, for adult women as well as for girls, especially in Jeddah. — Arab News

Read the story in Arab News Published: 12.15.18

How’s A Poor Corps Member To Survive The Annual ‘Nutcracker’ Marathon?

DANCE Posted: December 18, 2018 7:36 am

Dancers from San Francisco Ballet, Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Tulsa Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Ballet Austin tell how their performances have changed over the years and share their key self-care tips. — Dance Magazine

Read the story in Dance Magazine Published: 12.15.18

93-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Talks About His Dancing In The “Mary Poppins” Sequel

DANCE Posted: December 17, 2018 3:02 pm

“The minute I heard I was going to do a little number, that sold me,” Van Dyke tells PEOPLE in the latest issue out Friday. “And I thought I could contribute by just being a little bit of a reminder of the original. And I think it turned out well. I got to jump up on a desk and do a dance number. It surprised everybody, but nobody was as surprised as I was.” – People

Read the story in People Published: 12.15.18

The “New Silk Road”: Where The Global Future Is Being Shaped

IDEAS Posted: December 17, 2018 1:32 pm

As the West becomes increasingly fractious and polarised, the New Silk Road countries are working more closely together. At the centre of this is China with its giant economy and its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), often referred to as a New Silk Road, which exemplifies the changes in global influence. – Irish Times

Read the story in Irish Times Published: 12.15.18

A Writer On His Year Of Reading Fiction By African Women

WORDS Posted: December 17, 2018 4:30 am

At last year’s The Guardian holiday party, one of The Guardian‘s journalists realized that he was years behind in reading books by African women. So he dove in – and found stories of polygamy, migration, politics, and much more.  – The Guardian (UK)

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 12.15.18

The Fine Arts Of Working-Class Immigrant Women’s Fashion

VISUAL Posted: December 16, 2018 1:00 pm

While the men were at synagogue, the women were finding community elsewhere. “The dresses my grandmother sold were often showy, long, filmy, shiny concoctions, with sequined necklines and lace sleeves. They were priced for working-class people with fairy-tale aspirations, and they came in nylon and sateen and other cheaper fabrics; the skirts often swirled, and the waists had big stiff bows.” – The New York Times

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 12.15.18

The Elena Ferrante Books Are Explicitly Political – Something People Are Finally Catching On To With The TV Shows

WORDS Posted: December 16, 2018 11:30 am

Maybe some reviewers were, shall we say, confused by the idea of books that were about the friendship of two women also being about politics. Ferrante was never unclear, though. The author’s point: “Elena and Lila were alienated from history in all its political, social, economic, cultural aspects — and yet they were part of history in everything they said or did.”  – Los Angeles Review of Books

Read the story in Los Angeles Review of Books Published: 12.15.18

The Highly Un-Meditative Battle Of Meditation Apps

IDEAS Posted: December 16, 2018 9:00 am

While Headspace adds hundreds of corporate deals and an NBA sponsorship, Calm won the 2017 iPhone App of the Year and has caught up in downloads and monthly subscribers with its older, larger competitor. The Calm CEO: ““I would say we’re in mindful competition with each other.” Headspace’s chief business officer: ““We have the strongest brand.” – The Wall Street Journal

Read the story in The Wall Street Journal Published: 12.15.18

Ballet Is Taking Off In Saudi Arabia

DANCE Posted: December 16, 2018 8:00 am

And some of that is thanks to Angelina Ballerina, apparently – though more of it may be due to women knowing ballet can provide a space of physical practice and self-expression.  – Arab News

Read the story in Arab News Published: 12.15.18

With Facebook Possibly On The Ropes, What Will Happen To Social Media Next Year?

IDEAS Posted: December 16, 2018 7:00 am

Twenty-two predictions for 2019, including paid accounts at Facebook, a massive data breach at Instagram, and a tough year for Snap(Chat). – The Verge

Read the story in The Verge Published: 12.15.18

The Power Couple At The Top Of British Indie Films

MEDIA Posted: December 16, 2018 6:30 am

One Brit and one American reinvented the British indie, and have found massive cross-Atlantic success with everything from The Crying Game to Carol to Collette. And they don’t care for sequels. Elizabeth Karlsen: “Chasing the newest thing can actually be a producer’s downfall. And there is an economic imperative that can set in and make you try to turn movie-making into a science: something it constantly resists.” – The Observer (UK)

Read the story in The Observer (UK) Published: 12.15.18

Who Gets To Claim Verdi?

AUDIENCE, MUSIC Posted: December 16, 2018 5:00 am

What happened to Verdi? He used to be on Italian money (back when the lira existed), and now there’s a festival – but there’s also a huge argument between dozens of Verdi fans. Which political party and movement can claim the composer? – Los Angeles Review of Books

Read the story in Los Angeles Review of Books Published: 12.15.18

Barry Jenkins Says He Specifically Made ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ For A Black Audience

MEDIA Posted: December 16, 2018 4:00 am

And what about white audiences? He isn’t worried about cultural tourism. “If the film was engineered expressly for white people to experience black pain, then I would feel a certain kind of way. … Being the creator of the piece, I know that’s not my intent. Having read the novel, I feel like that wasn’t Mr. Baldwin’s intent. I think because of that, I don’t feel any kind of way about the experience of a shared audience experiencing the work.”  – HuffPost

Read the story in HuffPost Published: 12.15.18

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