Tag: 06.27.21
Inside The Workshop Where Some Of The World’s Best Pointe Shoes Are Made
A visit to Freed of London, where 24 skilled craftspeople make ballet shoes, many custom-fitted for dancers at the likes of Britain's Royal Ballet...
Watching Pinchas Zukerman’s Offensive Juilliard Masterclass In Real Time
"I did watch the virtual class unfold live, and I can attest that this was the appropriate course." - Violinist.com
Pulitzer-Winning Poet Stephen Dunn Dead At 82
"He departed from the 'confessional' style of self-lacerating poetry and considered himself instead a 'meditative' or observational poet. Writing in a plain, unfussy style...
Philadelphia Museum Of Art’s Sleek New Gehry Makeover
Philip Kennicott: "The changes at the Philadelphia Museum are stunning". - Washington Post
Jon Hassell, Trumpeter And Composer, 84
Hassell blended modern technology with ancient instruments and traditions to create what he called "Fourth World" music. "Hassell’s music floated outside the genre boundaries...
A Deal With The Artist Near San Francisco Allows The Flintstone Home To Remain
Not sure there's any way to explain this except to just ... well: "In a dispute that pitted property rights against government rules and...
Diverse Dance Companies Suddenly Have A Wealthy New Benefactor
MacKenzie Scott, ex-spouse of Jeff Bezos who was heavily involved in launching Amazon in the 1990s, gave generously to many pandemic (and perenially) cash-strapped...
You Might Not Have Heard Of A Big Hit Jesus Show
The show has just arrived on Peacock, but it was a hit before that, garnering about 750,000 viewers for its season 2 opener as...
Frederic Rzewski, Pianist And Composer Known For His Political Views, 83
"Rzewski’s anti-establishment thinking stood at the center of his music-making throughout his life." - The New York Times
Bruce Springsteen Reopens Broadway
It's a bit safer than most productions; there are "no mesmerizing choreographed musical numbers, no enchanted sets, no multi-page bios of cast members in...