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Metropolitan Opera audiences know the British composer Thomas Ades for "The Tempest," a svelte Shakespeare adaptation that opened here in 2012. But in his acclaimed new opera, , inspired by the scabrous film by Luis Bunuel, he returns to the territory he marked out in his first opera, "Powder Her Face": skewering the sexual and political assumptions of the upper class.
The English choreographer Matthew Bourne is known for ballets that are based on popular tales or movies; that pulsate with crime and passion; that transpire on shifting planes of reality; that incorporate big, crazy dance parties and small, nastily observed manners; and that generally end with the boy's not getting the girl, or the boy. Now Bourne has done it again, God bless him! His new ballet is "The Red Shoes" , and the story, basically, is that of the famous 1948 movie by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Can YOU spot why this rare da Vinci painting of Christ is puzzling experts? Uncharacteristic mistake in greatest artist's $90m depiction of Jesus has left art buffs scratching their heads 'Drunk' woman driver, 21, killed mother-of-six who was on her way home from visiting her premature twin daughters before horrific crash How ISIS virus has spread around the globe even as its heartland caliphate collapses: Map reveals where cells have sprung up in the past MONTH as the group is obliterated in Iraq and Syria 'Make him regret being born': Customer finds TERRIFYING note on his receipt after asking for extra spicy noodles at a Thai restaurant How your star sign rules your SEX LIFE: Astrologer reveals how the zodiac dictates whether you're thrill-seeking or traditional between the sheets White cop who shot dead his daughter's mixed race boyfriend is convicted of first-degree manslaughter ... (more)
A director who has taken opera from the concert hall to the streets of Los Angeles and an organizer who helped put a human face on the plight of young undocumented immigrants are among this year's MacArthur fellows and recipients of the so-called "genius" grants. The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday announced the 23 fellows, who each receive $625,000 over five years to spend any way they choose.
15, 2017 photo provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Yuval Sharon, center, is photographed in San Pedro, Calif. Sharon, founder and artistic director of The ... .
Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co... . FILE - In this March 18, 2014, file photo, Ashley Judd arrives at the world premiere of "Divergent" at the Westwood Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles.
Red Bank Regional senior Willow Martin of Little Silver will have her short play "Late Shift" performed by the professional actors of New Jersey Repertory Company October 8. When New Jersey Repertory , the acclaimed professional stage company in Long Branch, inaugurates its new West End Arts Center facility in October, it will be with a multi-media Theater and Arts Festival organized around the theme "All About Eve." At the heart of the eight-day festival will be the world premieres of 28 short plays - a select group winnowed from over 450 submissions - and a collection that includes a one-act drama authored by a 16 year old high school senior who attends the Visual and Performing Arts Academy at Red Bank Regional .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes to MSU for Shakespeare Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared at Montclair State University on Saturday as part of a roundtable discussion about Shakespeare. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2yliv7E What does this powerful, but tiny woman and this gansta rapper have in common? Well, it might be more than you thinka Susana Victoria Perez has more.
Clinton's book about her stunning loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-book and audio, Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The book's hardcover sales of 168,000 was the highest opening for any nonfiction release in five years, according to NPD BookScan, which tracks around 85 percent of retail print sales.
's new show "Items: Is Fashion Modern?," John Edmonds photographed his friends in clothes the museum has deemed among the past century's most indispensable. 's new show "Items: Is Fashion Modern?," John Edmonds photographed his friends in clothes the museum has deemed among the past century's most indispensable.
The Latest on the Emmy Awards, which are being presented Sunday in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater : A raucous Emmy audience inside the Microsoft Theater laughed loudly and often as Colbert, not surprisingly, made President Donald Trump the butt of one joke after another. But the audience gasped with genuine surprise when Colbert called out Spicer to ask how big a crowd was watching the Emmys and he responded that it was the largest ever in a statement similar to his widely mocked claim that Trump's inauguration drew the largest crowd ever.
Passion and creativity have no age limit is the message of our Active Aging Stories video productions. These short documentary videos, broadcast on Manhattan Neighborhood Network in New York City, tell the stories of extraordinary seniors whose enthusiasm for productive living exemplify our message.
Breaking Bad-obsessed 15-year-old 'school gunman' simulated shootings on YouTube: Teen posted videos 'before killing hero best friend who tried to stop him and wounding three girls in rampage' Trump does a deal with Democrats on Obama's 'Dreamers': The President agrees to protect young immigrants from deportation in return for enhanced border security that DOES NOT include the wall 'It was strange for me': Harrison Ford breaks his silence on Carrie Fisher revealing they had an affair while filming Star Wars in 1976 'They run away when they see us': Clowns plan rally outside movie theater because horror movie It is destroying their livelihoods Top Obama official ADMITS she 'unmasked' Trump team's names from intelligence and says she did it because they had a secret meeting with an Arab prince Boyfriend is charged with murdering missing pregnant teacher just two days after he tearfully ... (more)
Cake baking is an art. Or, so says a group of professional wedding cake bakers who have filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in what promises to be the blockbuster case of the upcoming term, Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v.
Rod Serling's "Requiem for a Heavyweight", the story of a down-and-nearly-out boxer who has been used up and tossed aside by nearly everyone in his life, was one of the masterpieces of the Golden Age of Television that helped legitimize live, long-form television drama as genuine art form. The teleplay won a Peabody Award and a slew of other awards, and established Serling's reputation as a serious dramatist.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Superintendent Michael P. Kelly today joined performance artists to reopen the recently renovated Theater on the Lake . The historic building has been transformed from a summer programming site to a year-round performance and special events venue.