“‘It was a very easy decision,’ [Andrew] Daly said, surprising even himself, as he’d expected to dance for another 10 years. ‘I knew that if I stayed another year that I would’ve been emotionally completely destroyed.'”
Put 15 Musicians In An Active Volcano Crater For 10½ Hours, And Here’s What You Get
“The result was an immersive layering of experimental, otherworldly soundscapes, evocative one minute of Sun Ra, the next of Aphex Twin or Autechre. Glitch and drone melded with desert-blown free jazz. Mournful loops of electrified cello overlaid throbbing synthesizer, the music constantly spinning apart and reassembling into a whole.” (includes audio)
Writer Attacked And Harassed In His Home Village, Even As His Books Draw Acclaim In English Translation
“After undergoing a vicious attack by caste leaders in his home state of Tamil Nadu, his novel One Part Woman last month was the subject of a landmark court decision defending the right of artists to critically depict their own communities. Recent interest in [Perumal] Murugan’s work has exploded, with five novels coming out, translated into English from the original Tamil. But Mr. Murugan seems unsure of what kind of writer he will be now.”
What About The Money We Lose While You’re Fixing Our Home? Sydney Opera House’s Resident Companies Ask Government
“Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet have lashed out at the [New South Wales state] government for failing to provide any compensation for the arts companies being shut out of the Sydney Opera House while it undergoes renovations in 2017.”