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Scotland's Oldest Theatre is Saved

From Arts Journal

"The Theatre Royal in Dumfries, which has been in operation for more than 200 years, has been given £455,000 by Dumfries and Galloway Council. The grant ... will allow the theatre to be refurbished and additional facilities installed." The Guardian (UK) 05/22/13 ... Quick Read

Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 To Bakker's The Detour

From Arts Journal

"Dutch writer Gerbrand Bakker has won this year's £10,000 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize with his novel The Detour ... It is the author's second major literary prize win; his previous novel, The Twin, won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2010." The Bookseller (UK) 05/21/13 ... Quick Read

Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize For Her (Very) Short Stories

From Arts Journal

"Davis - who has only written one novel - beat out a shortlist of 10 contenders for the 60,000-pound ($90,800) prize that included two authors banned in their home countries, the youngest ever nominee and one shortlisted for the second time." The American author won "for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published." Reuters 05/22/13 ... Quick Read

Composer Henri Dutilleux, 97

From Arts Journal

"Known for his symphonies, concertos and other orchestral pieces, he was prized for his subtle blends of ear-catching colors and formal rigor. Though steeped in the French modernist tradition that spans Debussy through Messiaen and Boulez, Dutilleux was also notably independent minded, unwilling to chase the latest fashions." WQXR (New York) 05/22/13 ... Quick Read

Legendary Picasso Catalogue Returns To Print

From Arts Journal

"Comprising 33 volumes and more than 16,000 images," Pablo Picasso - known in the art world as "the Zervos" - "was the result of an intense four-decade collaboration between the artist and [scholar/dealer Christian] Zervos." The New York Times 05/23/13 ... Quick Read

Obama's Honeymoon With Hip-Hop Is Over

From The New Republic

At a pre-inaugural party three nights ago, rapper Lupe Fiasco lived up to his reputation for stirring controversy when he played an extended, 30-minute version of his anti-Obama track “Words I Never Said.” For this, he was thrown off the stage by security guards. It’s unclear whether Fiasco was booted for repeating the song’s lyrics ad nauseam or for what StartUp RockOn, the concert’s organizer, described in an official statement as a “bizarrely repetitive, ... Quick Read

?Pirates? not afraid to rock the boat at ART

From Boston Herald

?Comfortable clothing? is not the usual dress code for attending the theater.But then most adaptations of ?Pirates of Penzance,? at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, don?t involve tossing beach balls, getting a drink at a bar inside the theater or even walking around the stage with the cast during the performance. ... Quick Read

Courtney loves the APRA awards

From The Australian

MELBOURNE singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett couldn't get a ticket to the APRA Awards last year. This year she's a finalist for the top prize. ... Quick Read

Enduring tale of forbidden love

From The Australian

AS improbable as it might sound, this bunny-boiling version of the Phedre story has an outstanding provenance. ... Quick Read

Beatles' lyrics headed for British Library

From Boston Herald

LONDON ? Shakespeare, the Magna Carta ? and now some of John Lennon's finest lyrics.The British Library on Wednesday added substantially to its already formidable collection with handwritten lyrics to Beatles' classics "Strawberry Fields Forever", "She Said She Said" and "In My Life." ... Quick Read

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