This year Saariaho was the the composer-in-residence at the Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, which included the US premiere of her oratorio covering the life and death of French philosopher Simone Weil. In this SundayArts profile, Saariaho talks about the inspiration behind her work. Watch.
American country-rock singer Ryan Adams was born on November 5, 1974, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Adams is probably best known for his song “New York, New York”, which appeared on his 2001 release “Gold”. His latest album “Cardinology” with his band the Cardinals was released on October 28, 2008.
Cynthia Ozick, born in 1928, has written prize winning novels, essays, and poetry; her work has even been translated into 14 languages. Her latest book is Dictation, a quartet of novellas. In this profile she speaks about Jewish writers, New York, and Henry James. Watch…
The Nov. 1 episode of Theater Talk features an interview with Radcliffe and Griffiths of the popular revival of Equus. Watch them warble in an excerpt from the interview, or watch full episode.
This week on Reel 13:
* A young conspiracy theorist
* A ménage à trois
* A beautiful girl in a subway station
Watch now. Then vote for your favorite.
Theater legend Charles Busch premieres his film Psycho Beach Party, a hilarious spoof of 1960s surfer movies based on his popular Off-Broadway play on Reel 13 this weekend (Sat, …
Remixing the Ordinary is the inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design, opening in the new building at 2 Columbus Circle. The exhibition features work by 50 artists who create artwork and installations comprised of ordinary objects. Watch video…
Charlie Rose sits down with director Charlie Kaufman and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman to discuss the pair’s new film, “Synecdoche, New York”, about a theater director attempting to create a life-size replica of New York as part of his new play.
A new exhibition in NJ, entitled “Dr. Seuss for President”, focuses on the political work of Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. See images online; watch video about the show:
In early 2007, George Packer published an article in The New Yorker about Iraqi interpreters who jeopardized their lives on behalf of the Americans in Iraq, with little …
