C.C. came across this poster this morning in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, just of Myrtle Avenue (aka, Murder Avenue). It’s an advertisement for The Met’s upcoming staging of Philip Glass’s opera “Satyagraha,” based on the early life of Gandhi (opens April 11). This kind of confirms our theory that Peter Gelb has a large part of [...]
No Empathy for Crazies
OK, y’all. So, C.C. just checked out the Academy Award-winning movie for “Best Picture”, No Country For Old Men, by the Coen brothers. Disclaimer: we watched in on DVD. But, we gotta say that this movie did not do it for us. A few things… So, violence in film isn’t necessarily bad. Treatment is everything, [...]
More on Mortier
Tuesday night, General Manager-to-be of the New York City Opera, Gerard Mortier, gave a talk entitled “The Enchantment of The Opera” at the J. P. Morgan Library in Manhattan. The lecture was by no means an announcement of his first full season of opera programming, which will be in 2009-2010, and is said to include [...]
Newsflash: Haneke’s Hand At Mozart
Last night, C.C. stopped by incoming City Opera General Manager Gerard Mortier’s lecture “The Enchantment of Opera” at the Morgan Library. We’ll do a full post on it later, but for now, you need to know this juicy morsel of information: Mortier has asked ultra-violent filmmaker Michael Haneke to direct a production of “Cosi fan [...]
TO DO: The Invention of Minus One
Danspace Project and Abrons Arts Center Co-Present JONAH BOKAER The Invention Of Minus One March 12-16, 2008 7:30PM Abrons Arts Center: 466 Grand Street (@ Pitt Street) New York, NY 10002 General Admission: $15.00 (Danspace Members $10.00) Reservations: 212-352-3101 https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/27171
Dance States of a Theatrical Mind
Yo yo! This just came out in the latest issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Am I joining the dark side? Is The Counter Critic going mainstream? Have I gone electric? You can be the judge on this one… Dance Review: Dance States of a Theatrical Mind: Diana Szeinblum’s “Alaska”
Ann Liv Young: First Responder
A loyal reader sent in this email about an event that took place at the opening of the Center for Performance Research… OMG, C.C.! Do you believe what happened Saturday night? I’m still recovering. I’m hoping you’ll post my account of events, even though I‘m sure you’ll do your own. Anyway… So WTF did you [...]
Return of PTD: More Gay. Less Glitter.
Review In Ellipsis: Paul Taylor Dance Company @ City Center “Diggity” Oooooooh. Dogs. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Tounge in cheek? Sure! Whimsical? Absolutely! Just don’t call it “family entertainment”
Dance Review: Mark Morris’s “King Arthur” @ New York City Opera (Photos by Carol Rosegg) The City Opera has returned from a two-month hiatus with a production to be proud of. Mark Morris’s “King Arthur” (2006), an abstract (and abstracted) opera/dance based on the 17th century collaboration between poet John Dryden and composer Henry Purcell, [...]
Enter The Diva
Yesterday, Executive Director Peter Gelb led a press conference at The Metropolitan Opera, announcing the company’s 2008-2009 season which also marks its 125th year anniversary. Six large images from the season’s new productions loomed above a little table; large, glossy, sexy. If Peter Gelb hasn’t been clear enough about his goals to update the institution [...]
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