An outstanding musical dancer, Tiler Peck has an ear for rhythm. But as a director and curator, he also has an eye for selecting talented, equally enthusiastic, failed collaborators and exploring the visualization of sound in different ways. This weekend, it took over the New York City Center for its opening ceremony. Artists in the …
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Wildlife biologist Paula White noticed something odd about her teeth while examining lion skulls to estimate the animals’ ages. Rather than simply showing the normal, gradual wear that occurs over time, some large cats have a sharp, V-shaped notch on the trailing edge of their canines. It turns out that the strange markings are caused …
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Dave Harris’ hip-hop trio exploring racism and capitalism is supposed to be a harsh satire, but it has little power behind it. Source link
Opening the Metropolitan Opera’s season last week, “Turn the Fire In My Bones” was a landmark: the company’s first work by a Black composer. Terence Blanchard’s music — A jazz trumpeter, also known for his music in Spike Lee movies, has received praise from both classical and jazz critics. Anthony Tommasini, chief classical critic of …
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After eight minutes of applause, the curtain fell for the last time and many members of the cast of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” the first opera by a Black composer in its 138th year. Metropolitan Operabegan to cry. “This is crazy,” said composer Terence Blanchard as he hugged the singers, dancers and musicians …
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Jazz trumpeter Blanchard, best known for her compositions for Spike Lee films, and writer, director and actress Kasi Lemmons, the first Black librarian of a piece performed by the Met with “Fire”, was greeted with enthusiastic applause at the end. Date. At a Met opening, it was refreshing to see them applauded by an audience …
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The Do-Dodonpa roller coaster in Japan has been one of Fuji-Q Highland Park’s award-winning fixtures since it opened in 2001, with views of Mount Fuji. One of the fastest roller coasters in the world, the Do-Dodonpa can accelerate to 112 miles per hour without stopping in 1.56 seconds. But local government officials in Yamanashi Prefecture …
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