NPR Topics: Arts & CultureBritish Poets Launched Lyrical Revolution Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:49:00 -0400
During a brief, but incredibly productive year at the end of the 18th century, British poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge joined forces to launch a literary revolution: the English Romantic movement. The story of their partnership "cuts so directly against the myth of the solitary artistic genius," reports Wisconsin Public Radio's Steve Paulson, who goes to the Quantock Hills of Somerset, to follow in the steps of those poets. Wordsworth and Coleridge fed off each other's enthusiasm and intoxicating ideas, according to Paulson. Coleridge was only 24 — and known mainly for his fiery political speeches; Wordsworth was 26 — and completely unknown as a poet. Somehow, they convinced each other they could launch a revolution.
SambAsia Grows In China Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:43:00 -0400
Originally created in San Francisco to unite Asians and Latinos, SambAsia has attracted a serious following in Beijing. We dance our way through this lively version of Samba, which creates unlikely partnerships.
In Nashville, a Barbershop Battle Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:24:00 -0400
The Barbershop Harmony Society is holding its annual international convention and competition this week in Nashville, Tenn. All is not harmonious, however. The "kibbers" —as in "Keep it Barbershop" — and the "libbers" — as in Liberal Interpretation of Barbershop" are finding it hard to get along.
NYT > ArtsTheater Review | 'The Bacchae': A Greek God and His Groupies Are Dressed to Kill Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:27:55 -0000
The National Theater of Scotland’s playfully irreverent staging of “The Bacchae” keeps you entertained almost to the end.
Museum Review: Good Guys, Bad Guys and Spies, All Wrapped in ‘Edutainment’ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:20:06 -0000
The International Spy Museum and the National Museum of Crime & Punishment in Washington promise the latest forms of “edutainment,” which generously blur boundaries between fact and fancy.
Video Game Review | Metal Gear Solid 4: Making a Game That Acts Like a Film Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:32:50 -0000
In the final edition of the Metal Gear Solid series, narrative is the objective.
Arts & CultureThe Theatre Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
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ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER
Second Stage’s Uptown Series concludes with this play by Rajiv Joseph, an origami-themed love story. Giovanna Sardelli directs. Previews begin July 14. (McGinn/Cazale, Broadway at 76th St . . .
The Garden of Last Days Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Dubus’s follow-up to “House of Sand and Fog” is inspired by the rumored visit of 9/11 hijackers to a strip club shortly before their attacks. In the fictional Puma Club, in Sarasota, Florida, a twenty-six-year-old named Bassam al-Jizani watches Spring, a stripper, undress, and finds . . .
Symphony of MillionsAlex Ross Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In March, Chen Qigang, a Chinese composer who is supervising the music program for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, received a National Spirit Achievers Award at a press event in Beijing. He was one of ten artists and businesspeople to receive the prize, which came courtesy of . . .
Christian Science Monitor | Arts & EntertainmentReview: 'Hancock' Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400
Another reluctant superhero takes to the screen with Will Smith in full comedy mode, but plot swerves undermine second half.
Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
If the first lady is a pop star, French media melt like Boursin Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500
A new CD from Carla Bruni may produce another boost for Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency. Meanwhile, the French media struggle with objectivity.
Village Voice ArtsArt: W. Eugene Smith: Art, Not News: The Life magazine lensman finds a new context at Silverstein Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Life magazine lensman finds a new context at Silverstein (By R.C. Baker)
Art: The Met's Century of Photography: A striking, revealing lineup of giants from photography's first hundred years Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A striking, revealing lineup of giants from photography's first hundred years (By Leslie Camhi)
Dance: Compagnie Maguy Marin: Moving Days: How many steps does it take to make a world? Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
How many steps does it take to make a world? (By Deborah Jowitt)
Theater: Macbeth 2008: Opposite Poles: TR Warszawa's Shakespeare made vivid—and almost invisible Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
TR Warszawa's Shakespeare made vivid—and almost invisible (By Michael Feingold)
Theater: Misha Shulman's Brunch at the Luthers: Duck, motherfucker Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Duck, motherfucker (By GARRETT EISLER)
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