Behind the actual content of these pages and all the passion I have for culture and free thinking aside, this site (for better or worse) is “for the love” of a man who believed in my talents. This is just a small fraction of my gratitude.
“When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.”~Jonathan Swift
“Whose Muse?” edited by James Cuno. “What are our obligations to the public? What to the artist? What to truth, to beauty, or–more prosaically–to the goverment that funds us? “
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There was something so Sweet Valley High about the whole incident. A brief encounter that was either supposed to intimidate me or inspire some sort of jealousy—neither of which was felt. There she was my former best friend, climbing over salon chairs, tables, hair dryers, her beige patent leather (I suspect ...
There is something about the smell of salty air and slippery squid bait that acts as the quickest catalyst to recalled memories of my youth—more than any other sensory perception. I stood over the rail of the boat, listening to the seagulls hover above, pulling anchovies out of buckets and hooking them through ...
Since I was a little girl I’ve been accused of over analyzing and taking to the extreme nearly everything that enters my psyche. On my 4th birthday I thought my mother stopped loving me because she topped my cake with pink lettering instead of my favorite purple. Did she not know? Was I not important enough ...
Fundación Cuba Avant-Garde supports the work of US-based nonprofit cultural organizations by providing strategic funding, up to $5,000, to advance and promote their efforts to explore Cuban art and culture. Fundacion Cuba Avant-Garde is an independent, private foundation dedicated to advocating, promoting, supporting, ...
Those that know me best, know I get my kicks from the behind the scenes lives of artists (it’s a major facet of this magazine after all), and finally a project comes along that gives me everything that I look for…a mix of reality and high art. All of us artists know that we can’t create a masterpiece ...
I’ve been devoid of any creative imputes lately. I can’t quite pinpoint if it’s because of working too much, or just uninspired. My thoughts remain largely abstract and molded out of the imaginary, but I cannot seem to articulate them. I’ve begun to outline an chapter in Tiny Tortures about ...
I picked up my ID from NYU this afternoon, so I guess this makes my enrollment into graduate school official. What that means exactly I’m not sure. Right now I only see the debt I’m going to incur. $1,270 per credit, with no guarantee of any interest earned on my investment. In fact, I’m beginning ...
The appropriation for NYSCA is reaching a conclusion. The amount on the table is reportedly a 33% decrease, leaving NYSCA with only $28 million for grants funding. NO OTHER STATE AGENCY HAS BEEN CUT THIS SEVERELY IN THIS BUDGET. Asking the arts to bear a disproportionate share of the decrease is a clear indication ...
Susan Jaffe, a former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, has been named Ballet Mistress with the Company. The appointment, effective October 2010, was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Susan Jaffe was born in Washington, D. C. and began her dance training at the Maryland School of ...
When you weren’t born in New York City you undoubtedly have a moment in your life when you stop—everything around you seems to come to a slow huussshhhh and your mind, like the city, seems to stop racing—“Holy shit,” you say to yourself. “I’m living in New York City?!” It’s both a statement and ...
Susan Jaffe, a former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, has been named Ballet Mistress with the Company. The appointment, effective October 2010, was announced today by Artistic ...
A quick, an albeit inadequat, video post on Derek Blasberg’s “Classy.” I picked it up because I’m a fan of his columns, not because I’m hanging around town a la ...
American Ballet Theatre has named Ina Clark to the position of Director of Development. The appointment, effective immediately, was announced today by Executive Director Rachel S. Moore. Ms. ...
There was something so Sweet Valley High about the whole incident. A brief encounter that was either supposed to intimidate me or inspire some sort of jealousy—neither of which was felt. There ...
There is something about the smell of salty air and slippery squid bait that acts as the quickest catalyst to recalled memories of my youth—more than any other sensory perception. I stood over ...
Since I was a little girl I’ve been accused of over analyzing and taking to the extreme nearly everything that enters my psyche. On my 4th birthday I thought my mother stopped loving me because ...
Fundación Cuba Avant-Garde supports the work of US-based nonprofit cultural organizations by providing strategic funding, up to $5,000, to advance and promote their efforts to explore Cuban ...
The appropriation for NYSCA is reaching a conclusion. The amount on the table is reportedly a 33% decrease, leaving NYSCA with only $28 million for grants funding. NO OTHER STATE AGENCY HAS ...
One of my FAVORITE dance companies, Parsons Dance, is holding two summer workshops this year and has offered Pro Diligo readers an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on tuition (see below): Summer Intensive Workshop, ...
Those that know me best, know I get my kicks from the behind the scenes lives of artists (it’s a major facet of this magazine after all), and finally a project comes along that gives me ...
After working with Parsons Dance Foundation for several months one of the things I came to love most was the energy of its dancers (more on that later). There is an effervescence that seems lacking ...
People with world class talent are a rarity. And sadly, more often then not, they’ve become so accustomed to society’s recognition of this virtuoisity that they fail to truly develop ...
