As poet Ashok Vajpeyi says, ‘Raza was always in love, with the world, with colours, with art, with poetry, with friends’As poet Ashok Vajpeyi says,…
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Frederic Rzewski, Politically Committed Composer and Pianist, Dies at 83
Known for his anti-establishment views, Mr. Rzewski created works inspired by the Attica prison uprising and a Chilean protest song.Known for his anti-establishment views, Mr.…
View More Frederic Rzewski, Politically Committed Composer and Pianist, Dies at 83Jon Hassell, Trumpeter and ‘Fourth World’ Composer, Dies at 84
Blending modern technology with traditional instruments, Mr. Hassell created a genre he described as “coffee-colored classical music of the future.”Blending modern technology with traditional instruments,…
View More Jon Hassell, Trumpeter and ‘Fourth World’ Composer, Dies at 84‘Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story’ Review: She Did It Her Way
This dishy, affectionate portrait of the famous writer finds grit beneath the glitz.This dishy, affectionate portrait of the famous writer finds grit beneath the glitz.Read…
View More ‘Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story’ Review: She Did It Her WayDiverse Dance Companies Get a Lift From a New Partner: MacKenzie Scott
The philanthropist gave millions to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theater of Harlem and Urban Bush Women in her latest round of…
View More Diverse Dance Companies Get a Lift From a New Partner: MacKenzie ScottWith a Violent Debut, He Reveals a London That Is Rarely Seen
“Who They Was,” an autobiographical novel about life in public housing and prison, is relentlessly bleak. It had to be, the author, Gabriel Krauze, says.“Who…
View More With a Violent Debut, He Reveals a London That Is Rarely SeenJeanne Lamon, Who Led an Early-Music Ensemble, Dies at 71
A violinist, she directed Tafelmusik for 33 years, striving not only to present centuries-old music as it was originally heard but also to reach modern…
View More Jeanne Lamon, Who Led an Early-Music Ensemble, Dies at 71Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Architect of ‘Concrete Acrobatics,’ Dies at 92
He belonged to a group of architects known for a muscular style often called Brazilian Brutalism, but he had a lighter touch than that label…
View More Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Architect of ‘Concrete Acrobatics,’ Dies at 92Robert Gottlieb on the Man Who Saw America (And We Mean, All of It)
In 1947, the legendary journalist John Gunther published “Inside U.S.A.,” a best-selling 900-page portrait of the country. Robert Gottlieb revisits the book, revealing a reporter…
View More Robert Gottlieb on the Man Who Saw America (And We Mean, All of It)Romulo Yanes, Whose Photographs Captured the Beauty of Food, Dies at 62
Best known for his long tenure at Gourmet magazine, he brought a sense of elegant realism to his job and let his delectable subjects take…
View More Romulo Yanes, Whose Photographs Captured the Beauty of Food, Dies at 62