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Five top dance companies give NY fans a treat at free outdoor festival founded during pandemic
Read full article: Five top dance companies give NY fans a treat at free outdoor festival founded during pandemicOccasionally, the best things in life really are free โ especially if youโre a dance fan in New York, where some of the worldโs best dancers are performing at a free festival under the stars.
Joni Mitchell, Amy Tan, N. Scott Momaday join arts academy
Read full article: Joni Mitchell, Amy Tan, N. Scott Momaday join arts academyJoni Mitchell has received honorary membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the century old institution where general inductees have ranged from Henry James and Georgia OโKeeffe to Sonny Rollins and Jasper Johns.
Italy's Carla Fracci, La Scala prima ballerina, dies at 84
Read full article: Italy's Carla Fracci, La Scala prima ballerina, dies at 84Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, died Thursday at her home in Milan.
Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn't slowing down. Next question?
Read full article: Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn't slowing down. Next question?NEW YORK โ The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called โTwyla Moves.โ In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak. AdGiven all that, it would seem obvious that something like a global pandemic wouldn't force Tharp off course, or keep her on the sofa binge-watching Netflix. Tharp explains it simply: "Part of the adventure for me has always been a physical challenge." In one old clip, TV host Dick Cavett asks Tharp what she does to relax after a long period of work. Tharp didnโt want the film, directed by Steven Cantor and part of the American Masters series, to feel like a biography.
American Academy of Arts and Letters expands, diversifies
Read full article: American Academy of Arts and Letters expands, diversifies(AP Photo)NEW YORK โ One of the country's oldest cultural instititutions, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, is undergoing some of its biggest changes in more than a century. AdHarjo, the first Native American to be appointed U.S. poet laureate, said she looked forward to having an influence on future academy choices. โThere are so many incredible Native visual artists,โ she told the AP, while also citing such authors as N. Scott Momaday and Leslie Marmon Silko. But the academy will still call itself an academy, while working to make itself more accessible to artists and to the general public. Besides choosing members, the academy also gives dozens of prizes and grants each year, totalling more than $1 million.