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...Abreu, who founded the orchestra 24 years before Chávez came to power, was one of the first in Latin America to hit on the democratic notion that folks from the humblest backgrounds can not only appreciate but master high art - and he credits his economic training as much as his musical skills. "I was convinced," he says, "that the way to genuinely develop a country was to develop its human capital, and that means promoting people's talents everywhere, not just the élite." It's gratifying, he adds, to watch his students' families, who are often...
...Fittingly, the central character in Michael Jacobs' new play Impressionism is yet another emotionally stunted middle-aged woman (Joan Allen) too obsessed with art to be able to relate to other people. The art, in this case, is a beloved collection of Impressionist paintings in the gallery she owns; the significant other is a globetrotting photographer (Jeremy Irons) who comes to work for her. Again, two excellent actors struggle to bring life to an underenergized wisp of a play whose organizing conceit - we see key incidents from their lives in flashbacks, through the images of the famous paintings...
...tastefully decorated living room of one to calmly discuss how to resolve a schoolyard fracas between their two boys. One of the parents is a corporate lawyer who can't extricate himself from his cell phone. Another is a socially committed writer who proudly displays a collection of art books on the coffee table. A third is a neurotic financial adviser who, after the stress of the evening gets to her, throws up all over the art books. (See the top 10 theater productions...
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Miss Universe •visit to "Guantanamo !!!" is blogged about - "We visited the Detainees camps and we saw the jails, where they shower, how they recreate themselves with movies, classes of art, books. It was very interesting. ... The water in Guantanamo Bay is soooo beautiful...