Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Arts

Movie Review | 'La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet'

Creating Dialogue From Body Language

 A scene from “La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet,” a documentary filmed at the Palais Garnier.
Photograph from Zipporah Films

A scene from “La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet,” a documentary filmed at the Palais Garnier.

“La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet” is one of the finest dance films ever made, but there’s more to it than that.

Abroad

Scots Aim Lasers at Landmarks

In an era of computer animation, making laser scans of old monuments may not sound special, but a Scottish team has achieved unprecedented levels of sophistication.

For Thrillers, Glenn Beck Is Becoming New Oprah

The outspoken media darling of populist conservatism uses the plots of the novels he features as a springboard for discussing issues.

An Appraisal

Other Voyages in the Shadow of Lévi-Strauss

In 1978 I made my first reporting trip to the Brazilian Amazon, with an orange-and-white Penguin paperback edition of “Tristes Tropiques” as the only book squeezed into my gear.

Books of The Times

'Denialism'

Michael Specter’s hotly argued diatribe targets those he thinks are emblems of stubbornly anti-scientific thinking, like Prince Charles, Dr. Andrew Weil and Whole Foods.

Music

Mikes Banished, Natural Sound Returns to City Opera

There is no doubt what the main question hovering over the return of the New York City Opera will be: How are the acoustics of the renovated David H. Koch Theater?

Dance

Light, Birds, Action! Cunningham and Company in Rehearsal

Tacita Dean’s film “Craneway Event” records three days of rehearsals by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in Richmond, Calif., before the choreographer’s death.

Arts & Leisure Preview
Arts & Leisure Preview

Same Street, Different World

Over the years, “Sesame Street,” which celebrates its 40th anniversary next week, has replaced the graffiti and gritty smudges of city life with green spaces, tofu and yoga.

Inside Arts

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Tocqueville’s Letters Home
Tocqueville’s Letters Home
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An End to Hollywood Power Lunches at Orso
An End to Hollywood Power Lunches at Orso
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Collecting Headlines Funnier Than This
Collecting Headlines Funnier Than This

Podcast: Music

Ben Ratliff reviews "Raditude" by California alt-rock veterans Weezer; Jon Pareles on "In Love & War" by pop R&B singer Amerie; and the blues-folk guitarist Geoff Muldaur performs live and discusses his new album "Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks" with Ben Sisario. Sia Michel is the host.

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Holiday Movies

Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz reunite, Matt Damon sinks into another role, Peter Jackson cooks up a ghost story and more.

Series

Abroad

Michael Kimmelman on culture and society in Europe and beyond.

The Listings
Longer editions of selected event listings in the New York area this week are now available online.

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Video: UrbanEye

Melena Ryzik gets the most out of CMJ using a radical new method: staying put.

Christie's Amasses $65.67 Million in a Sparse Impressionist Sale

Christie's scored beyond all hope on Tuesday night in a sale of Impressionist and Modern art that was alarmingly thin. Of the 40 paintings and sculptures offered, 28 realized an aggregate $65.67 million.

On the London Stage

Bedroom Distress, and Tragedy in Art and Life

Alan Ayckbourn’s “Bedroom Farce” takes viewers on a delicious tour of upheaval; in “Prick Up Your Ears,” drama strangely mirrors real-life tragedy.

Domingo Excels as Boccanegra

Plácido Domingo gives a sterling performance in Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" in Berlin. In Stuttgart, Stefan Herheim's production of "Der Rosenkavalier" imagines the opera as an erotic fantasy.

Design

A Distant Bauhaus Star

Margarete Heymann was a gifted ceramicist who had a falling out with the director of the Bauhaus school and now is largely ignored in the school’s “official’' history.

Titian’s Masterful Penetration of the Human Soul

An exhbition at the Louvre looks at Titian's works and those of Tintoretto and Veronese, who tried but failed to surpass him.

Collecting for Love, and Sometimes for Money

Building a collection of objects whose value has stood the test of time poses a number of risks, but the rewards are many.