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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

'Reality Is The Better Writer': Why Gabriel García Márquez's Journalism Is Even More Important Than His Fiction by Artsjournal1

"In fact, while his novels and stories may have won him global renown, journalism was his first calling. Not only was it foundational to his development as a writer, but it also remained int…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54PM[SHARE]

Houston Is Nearly 50% Hispanic. Why Doesn't The City Have A Major Hispanic Cultural Center? by Artsjournal1

"Some community leaders … wonder why a city with such a fierce appetite for new parks, public spaces, museums and theaters has not invested in a major facility that acknowledges their sign…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:06AM[SHARE]

New Year's Manifesto by Artsjournal1

The New Year seems to be a good time to try to set down some of my basic thoughts about the need for and the path to effective community engagement. As often happens on this blog, this is a …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:24AM[SHARE]

Failures of imagination by Artsjournal1

As I watched Dolemite Is My Name on Netflix the other day, I realized that I never anticipated living to see the end of movies as a public and collective viewing experience. Yet it's well on…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

How Esther Perel Turns Couples Therapy Sessions Into Podcasts by Artsjournal1

"Perel, a famed Belgian cross-cultural psychologist and educator who has written numerous books and given countless talks on the subject of relationships and sexuality, conducts these sessio…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:36PM[SHARE]

This Writer May Have Been Russia's Harriet Beecher Stowe by Artsjournal1

"Any man who's ever killed a chicken knows that it's best not to look it in the eye. [With his Sportsman's Notebook, Ivan] Turgenev forced his fellow landowners to do that, look the serfs in…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:36PM[SHARE]

Notre Dame Cathedral's Roof, Destroyed By Fire, Should Be Rebuilt In Wood, Says Top French Architect by Artsjournal1

"Eric Wirth, vice president of the Guild of French Architects, … forcefully argued that wood " rather than concrete, material, or other materials that have been suggested " was the most ec…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM[SHARE]

Could The Walls Of Notre-Dame Cathedral Really Collapse? Yes, It's Quite Possible by Artsjournal1

Says the former master builder (i.e., chief preservation officer) of Cologne Cathedral, "The risk of further collapse is quite realistic. The vault is unlikely to collapse as a whole, but mo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM[SHARE]

Five Years After Charlie Hebdo Shootings, France Plans Center For Satirical Cartoons by Artsjournal1

"In an announcement made on Tuesday, the French culture minister Franck Riester said the project was 'conceived and wanted' by Georges Wolinski " one of five caricaturists killed in the 2015…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM[SHARE]

Ballet BC Names Emily Molnar's Successor As Artistic Director by Artsjournal1

"French-born Nederlands Dans Theater alumnus Medhi Walerski has been named the troupe's artistic director, starting officially in July 2020. … [He] replaces longtime artistic director Emil…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM[SHARE]

Filmmaker Ivan Passer Dead at 86 by Artsjournal1

Along with his classmate MiloÅ¡ Forman, Passer was one of the key figures of the Czech New Wave in the 1960s, and after the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviets, the two escaped …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM[SHARE]

Broadway Sets Another Attendance Record; Nonwhite And International Audiences Growing by Artsjournal1

According to the Broadway League's annual Demographics of the Broadway Audience report for 2018-19, admissions for the season hit an all-time high of 14.8 million, with attendees from outsid…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM[SHARE]

News Reports Of Joshua Helmer's Behavior 'Barely Scratched The Surface', Say Philadelphia Museum Of Art Staffers by Artsjournal1

A statement signed by hundreds of current and former employees says that "the reporting in the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer seems to barely scratch the surface of the abuses …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AM[SHARE]

Director Ousted At Erie Art Museum Following High-Profile Reports Of Sexual Harassment by Artsjournal1

Just one business day after articles were published detailing accusations that he propositioned and even dated subordinates in Erie and in his previous post at the Philadelphia Museum of Art…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AM[SHARE]

Sampling Every Sound A Stradivarius Can Make by Artsjournal1

Here's a detailed look at a project by the Museo del Violino in the Italian city of Cremona (the Stradivari family's hometown and to this day a center of instrument-making) to digitally reco…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AM[SHARE]

A Story About Zoot And Hawk by Artsjournal1

Here's an item purloined (with his permission) from bassist Bill Crow's column "The Band Room" in Allegro, the publication of New York Local 802 of the American Federation Of Musicians. " Do…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48AM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 12, 2020

#ENOUGH: A New-Play Initiative Enlists Youth to Confront Gun Violence by Artsjournal1

"Theatre artist Michael Cotey was in rehearsal at the Goodman Theatre when the news of the devastating Parkland shooting broke. 'I started thinking about ways theatre artists could respond t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]

Rethinking Community in Community Music: The Call, the Welcome, and the 'Yes' by Artsjournal1

"Community music has a growing programme of scholarship and international projects. As a musical practice that emphasises people, participation, places, inclusivity, and diversity, those tha…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]

Four Dancers of Color Share Their Experiences at the Intersection of Dance and Identity by Artsjournal1

"Reconciling one's dance and racial identities can be a complicated, emotional process, especially since the dance world is so slow to embrace change. But as the overdue push for diversity i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]

Most Paintings on Princeton's Campus Are of Dead White Men. But One Artist Is Adding Equally Grand Portraits of Its Cooks and Cleaners by Artsjournal1

"These are the works of Mario Moore, a 32-year-old Detroit-born artist who recently painted a series of portraits honoring the African American service workers on the Princeton campus, where…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]

At the nexus of ethnomusicology and music education: pathways to diversity, equity, and inclusion by Artsjournal1

"Teachers in a wide variety of venues, including university professors, who seek a multicultural-intercultural-global array of songs, instrumental pieces, dance, and listening selections are…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]

How this Kentucky musician and educator gives back by Artsjournal1

"Jecorey Arthur uses his extensive knowledge of music to educate kids, entertain people of all ages, and give back to his community. He performs and records his own music under the name 1200…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]

Helping Artists Thrive by Artsjournal1

"In the Arts, we've created new avenues for securing long-term, affordable spaces for arts and cultural organizations. We're also collaborating with grantees to find alternative organization…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]

Tribal Elder Hears Grandfather's Voice in Archived Songs by Artsjournal1

"Researchers at Indiana University have been digitally preserving recordings of Native American songs made on fragile wax cylinders more than 100 years ago." " YES! Magazine

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:33PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 10, 2020

Bicultural Comedy In 2020 America: How One Chicano Playwright Creates It by Artsjournal1

Herbert Sigüenza, a founding member of the Chicano sketch company Culture Clash and playwright-in-residence at San Diego Rep (which premiered his latest script, Bad Hombres/Good Wives) talk…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:32PM[SHARE]

Was This Woman The 20th Century's Most Scandalous Opera Star? by Artsjournal1

Lydia Locke (1884-1966) "rose to prominence in the early 1900s, when mass celebrity was still a relatively new concept. But the American soprano embraced the label, making news both for her …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:18PM[SHARE]

Once 'Nutcracker' Season Is Over, How Can Ballet Companies Get Kids And Their Parents To Come Back? by Artsjournal1

"While not every 6-year-old is ready to sit through Swan Lake, some enterprising troupes are adding kid-friendly performances to court the same audiences who buy Nutcracker tickets." Rebecca…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:18PM[SHARE]

The Mystique Of 'Untranslatable Words' Is Just A Myth by Artsjournal1

And David Shariatmadari means those scare quotes. In this excerpt from his new book Don't Believe a Word, he takes apart what he calls "the cult of untranslatables," taking apart some regula…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM[SHARE]

'There Is More Theatre In Here Sometimes Than In The Outside World': At Milan's Home For Retired Opera Divas by Artsjournal1

Yes, divos too. Since 1902, funded by revenues from the composer's operas, Casa Verdi has been an old-age refuge for singers and musicians, not all of them famous. Today, some 60 retirees li…

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Can An Artist-In-Residence Really Transform A Big-City DA's Office? This One Means To Try by Artsjournal1

Muralist James "Yaya" Hough, 44, was released last year after 27 years in prison, and within a few months he was hired for the new artist-in-residence position in the office of reformist Phi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

He Left The Philadelphia Museum Of Art After Hitting On Subordinates. Now He's Running Another Pennsylvania Museum by Artsjournal1

Joshua Helmer, 31, had been an assistant director at the PMA and was viewed as a rising star in the art world when, in early 2018, he "was separated" from the museum. Several female staffers…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

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