http://arts.gourt.com/xml en-us Copyright 2007, Gourt.com 2009-12-25T12:29+46:00 rtruog@gourt.com rtruog@gourt.com Arts RSS : Gourt hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121812467&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121874913&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121900726&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121900361&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121871393&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121823141&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121823544&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121823646&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121841016&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121791809&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121831232&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121712620&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114447021&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120966815&ft=1&f=1008 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121713882&ft=1&f=1008 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b37be618e073ee44bdad6fe74c9f393f http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=88c1d8f27e7df49b716484373b3e90f0 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c47716b45e0e592c1e77f1c6faad0491 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=30b04edf6ebadcccb7bcbacbc591f18d http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bf30d32651cd93bf6eb2d05e03c5a651 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3d7ce89f5dc057417da382bb61ad12e7 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=289ee877b4819e68e4ae1eb3bdd693fb http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c9267b5e982080814db0582734f88276 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=469603cacb2698b0f8efbf90f47d0e7a http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3e262c2c205c3441c146428c3592675a http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=98809a508e43f90f92d982ff0d4a2e4c http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8d393edcb150ed5c163bf95adc9b2822 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=63d3807dde1d3a5fdf658024a032e8da http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c47ea63d8513b179e510e4e39a37f32a http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=22ff0cd921963adec9a87e7a24a8b327 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=53bcdfe4177b269158c106194d0d69ca http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=97466ebb9e70f3a8ff0d66afe0a6d433 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f70ed4d2e048f385ddbe59f8c4346990 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b9b96cdae7055f6fda9c5b739b8451c9 http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=93c5f43faebe621c69d47c8fa862649a http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e6674ac83dfa646ab4c23cb1ac46bed9 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2010/01/04/100104crci_cinema_denby http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2009/12/21/091221gonb_GOAT_notebook_aletti http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/tables/2009/12/21/091221gota_GOAT_tables_lyon Wouldn’t it be awesome, this East Village restaurant posits, to have bacon—five kinds!—for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Actually, everyone does that these days. So add in fluffy pancakes, seared steak and eggs sunny-side-up, smoked salmon layered with avocado on . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/artworld/2009/12/21/091221craw_artworld_schjeldahl http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/12/21/091221crat_atlarge_menand http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2009/12/21/091221gonb_GOAT_notebook_als http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/theatre/2009/12/21/091221goth_GOAT_theatre OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS Please call the phone number listed with the theatre for timetables and ticket information. THE EMPEROR JONES The Irish Rep production of Eugene O’Neill’s drama, directed by Ciaran O’Reilly, moves to SoHo Playhouse. In previews. Opens Dec. 22. (15 . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/readings/2009/12/21/091221goab_GOAT_above1 ANDREW MOTION Great Britain’s former poet laureate reads from his work on Dec. 15 at 7 at 192 Books. (192 Tenth Ave., between 21st and 22nd Sts. For reservations, which are required, call 212-255-4022.) The following night at 7, he joins Alice Quinn, the executive director of . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/horizon/2009/12/21/091221gohz_GOAT_horizon http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/nightlife/2009/12/21/091221goni_GOAT_nightlife ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. BOWERY BALLROOM 6 Delancey St. (212-533-2111)—Dec. 19: Garage a Trois has a cheeky name, but it is one serious outfit. Featuring the revered talents of . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/revivals/2009/12/21/091221gomo_GOAT_movies OPENING ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL A comedy blending live action and animation, directed by Betty Thomas, with the voices of Jason Lee, Anna Faris, and Justin Long. Opening Dec. 23. (In wide release.) AVATAR James Cameron’s 3-D science-fiction thriller, about a . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/2009/12/21/091221goav_GOAT_avenue_marx New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce. The suburbs have parking spots and fast food, and they also have Michael’s, the largest arts-and-crafts supply chain in North America. But as of October, New York became the first metropolis in the Northeast . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/dance/2009/12/21/091221goda_GOAT_dance NEW YORK CITY BALLET Balanchine’s staging of “The Nutcracker” has been entertaining and delighting children (and adults) since its première, in 1954. (David H. Koch, Lincoln Center. 212-721-6500. Dec. 15-17, Dec. 21, and Dec. 28-29 at 6; Dec. 18 at 8; Dec. 19 . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/classical/2009/12/21/091221gocl_GOAT_classical CONCERTS IN TOWN “MESSIAH” Handel’s “entertainment” on Christian themes is getting a great workout in Gotham this season. Perhaps the most formidable of the final performances on offer are those of the New York Philharmonic, which has hired the eminent German chorus . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/art/2009/12/21/091221goar_GOAT_art MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)—“Velázquez Rediscovered.” Through Feb. 7. | “The ‘Young Archer,’ Attributed to Michelangelo.” Ongoing. | “Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868.” Through Jan. 10. | “American . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/above/2009/12/21/091221goab_GOAT_above COOKIE TAKEDOWN This home-baking competition might seem like something of a stretch for its founder, Matt Timms, whose bread-and-butter events, as it were, generally concentrate on hardier fair. Home-cooked chili contests are Timms’s main thing, but his passion for a calorie-heavy good . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2009/12/21/091221gonb_GOAT_notebook_denby http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2009/12/21/091221crbn_brieflynoted4 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2009/12/21/091221crbn_brieflynoted2 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2009/12/21/091221crbn_brieflynoted1 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2009/12/21/091221crbn_brieflynoted3 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/recordings/2009/12/21/091221gore_GOAT_recordings_greenman Since his death, in 2006, James Brown has become one of the most repackaged artists in history, thanks in no small part to an ambitious series of double-disk sets released by Hip-O Select. The sets have looked at Brown’s full singles catalogue, year . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/12/21/091221crci_cinema_lane http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2009/12/14/091214gonb_GOAT_notebook_frerejones http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2009/12/14/091214crmu_music_frerejones http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/revivals/2009/12/14/091214gomo_GOAT_movies_brody From silent comedies by Ernst Lubitsch to loud ones by the Farrelly brothers, the funniest people on the set have often been behind the camera. By giving his actors well-structured setups within which to cut loose, Judd Apatow makes most contemporary comedies feel instantly old-fashioned . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2009/12/14/091214gonb_GOAT_notebook_schjeldahl http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/television/2009/12/14/091214crte_television_franklin http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/tables/2009/12/14/091214gota_GOAT_tables_peed Fitting that the New York hot dog should receive its latest refurbishment on this North Park Slope block, a strip that recently swapped its insurance agencies and nonprofits for half a dozen jarringly unscuffed storefronts, including a sex shop and a maternity boutique, each painted its own . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/theatre/2009/12/14/091214crth_theatre_lahr http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/notebook/2009/12/14/091214gonb_GOAT_notebook_als http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/readings/2009/12/14/091214goab_GOAT_above1 “SECRET SCIENCE CLUB” This periodical gathering of entertaining scientists presents two events this month. On Dec. 8 at 8, the neuroscientist Ben Backus discusses the biological and emotional roots of perception. On Dec. 15 at 8, the climatologist James Hansen, who is the director of NASA’ . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/horizon/2009/12/14/091214gohz_GOAT_horizon http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/nightlife/2009/12/14/091214goni_GOAT_nightlife ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. THE BELL HOUSE 149 7th St., between Second and Third Aves., Brooklyn (718-643-6510)—Dec. 12: Formed in 1984 from the ashes of the Irish pop-punk . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/revivals/2009/12/14/091214gomo_GOAT_movies OPENING INVICTUS Reviewed below in Now Playing. Opening Dec. 11. (In wide release.) THE LOVELY BONES Reviewed this week in The Current Cinema. Opening Dec. 11. (In wide release.) NINE A musical version of “8½,” directed by Rob Marshall, about a movie director . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/classical/2009/12/14/091214gocl_GOAT_classical HOLIDAY MUSIC “MESSIAH” Handel’s grand “entertainment” on Christian themes gets a great workout in Gotham this year. Carnegie Hall offers what should be a sterling performance of the work by the renowned Les Violons du Roy ensemble (with the choir La Chapelle . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/art/2009/12/14/091214goar_GOAT_art MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)—“Velázquez Rediscovered.” Through Feb. 7. | “The ‘Young Archer,’ Attributed to Michelangelo.” Ongoing. | “Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868.” Through Jan. 10. | “American . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/above/2009/12/14/091214goab_GOAT_above “CARTOONS IN CONFLICT” The Parents Circle Families Forum, a grassroots group of Israelis and Palestinians who have lost loved ones because of the region’s conflict, and No Longer Empty, a local organization that turns vacant storefronts into gallery spaces, present an exhibition of drawings exploring . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/12/14/091214crci_cinema_denby http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2009/12/14/091214crbn_brieflynoted http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2009/12/14/091214crmu_music_ross http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/12/07/091207crbo_books_lemann http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/theatre/2009/12/07/091207goth_GOAT_theatre OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS Please call the phone number listed with the theatre for timetables and ticket information. BRIEF ENCOUNTER The Cornwall-based Kneehigh Company presents Noël Coward’s play about an affair between a housewife and a doctor. Emma Rice directs. In previews. Opens Dec . . .]]> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/readings/2009/12/07/091207goab_GOAT_above1 STRAND BOOK STORE The chefs David Chang and Mario Batali and the writer Peter Meehan talk about cookbooks and restaurants. (Broadway at 12th St. Dec. 2 at 7.) JOHN ASHBERY READINGS The poet reads from his forthcoming collection, “Planisphere,” at New York University’s Ti