Uncategorized 19th century art 2:02 am
Nice exhibition, shame about the title. All the paintings on display are from the Madrid-based Carmen Thyssen Bornemisza collection and cover the period from the last phase of Impressionism near the end of the 19th-century to early-20th century avant-garde. Gauguin, Monet, Picasso, Matisse and Pissarro are all represented among the 50 works on show. Among the 33 artists, there are only two women though, Gabriele Munter and Natalia Gontcharova. Maybe Carmen didn’t get to choose.
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Uncategorized do re me you, fol, thes 2:01 am
The pocket-sized Sidecar club dedicates a season of its regular cinema night to celluloid misfits and mutants. Highlights include the February14 projection of ‘Yo, El Vaquilla’, the story of a real Spanish criminal who’s still managing the odd escape, even these days. The film is followed by a ‘rumba and delinquency’ party with live music. ‘Blue Demon in the Shadow of the Bat’ on February 28 is also comes accompanied by a party, paying homage to the Mexican comic-book heroes who inspired the film. Entry is free as long as you have a drink.
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Uncategorized flam 2:01 am
Spain’s foremost flamenco dancer Sara Baras, having wowed audiences in London and Paris, brings her spectacle ‘Juana la loca’ to Madrid. Queen of Castille, Juana’s tormented childhood led to a behaviour during her reign that earned her the possibly unfair moniker of ‘the Mad Queen’, and Baras gives this biography a sensational flamenco treatment. Superbly choreographed, each different flamenco ‘palo’ (rhythm) represents a different phase of Juana’s turbulent existence. Baras is accompanied by the excellent José Serrano, ten other dancers, three ‘cantaores’, two guitarists, a violinist and a percussionist.
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Uncategorized losing a job, rock u 2:01 am
Australian pop-duo Savage Garden bring their brand of effervescent pop to Joburg. Singer-songwriter Darren Hayes and instrumentalist Daniel Jones are touring to promote their emotionally charged second album, ‘Affirmation’. More intimate than their self-titled début album, it contains more of the bland soft rock that has made them so popular. They even performed the title track from the album during the closing ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in their native Australia.
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Uncategorized eop, pont, sinc 2:01 am
Rome and Easter have always gone hand-in-hand and the traditional Good Friday Stations of the Cross, leading from the Roman Forum to the Colosseum, has been an annual event since Paul VI reintroduced it over three decades ago. The ritual, however, with its stop-pray-start routine, is rapidly becoming a real Via Crucis for the increasingly ailing Pontiff. A very big deal for believers, the ceremony attracts as many people as the Urbs et Orbis Easter message in St Peter’s Square two days later.
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Uncategorized sinc, c 30, j artist, thes, art video 2:01 am
This wide-ranging exhibition at the House of World Cultures focuses on avant-garde art from South East Asia. On show are photographs, video, documentaries and digital art works by more than 30 artists from China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The works aim to reflect the ‘radical changes’ that have taken place in these societies since WW2. They also offer an insight into topics such as gender, politics, social conditioning and the influence of religion.
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Uncategorized 4 9 cav, 996, ace for men, atu, eop, rv people, thes 2:01 am
220 Twelfth Ave at 27th St (212-695-4682)
Subway: C, E to 23rd St. Fri 10pm-6am, Sat 11pm-noon, Sun 10pm-4am.
A stunningly massive place with equally impressive decor–there’s a unisex bathroom complete with a bar and banquettes, a coffeehouse and the mind-blowing, psychedelic Cosmic Cavern, designed by pop artist Kenny Scharf (floor-to-ceiling fake fur, Lava lamps, Internet terminals, black-light paintings and a fountain). The 1996 police raid dealt a blow to Tunnel’s spirit (not to mention its trendy cachet) from which the club hasn’t fully recovered. The place looks shabby these days; the main dance floor isn’t very conducive to disco epiphanies, and the crowd is mostly quite mainstream. It’s such an incredible space that it deserves at least one visit. Head for one of the many smaller rooms, which feature more interesting music, decor and people.
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Uncategorized dsc_2231, flights, foreign, international, photos 2:03 am
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Uncategorized -, lago, maggiore, photos, switzerland 2:03 am
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Uncategorized atu, hot photos, olympic news, say it 2:03 am
The best news, feature and sports photographs taken by the Hungarian press will be shown in a display of local prize-winners. The photos, awarded for being the year’s best, sometimes display more life in a black and white image than the average colour movie. Sports shots are likely to feature Hungarian Olympic medallists in action. Past news features have included essays about poverty in the countryside and a week on police beat. A chance to see Hungary through the eyes of its own press.
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