The Umbrellas

December Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Lillian Wexler July 1, 2022 at 6:48 pm on Dance Commentary: Contract Dispute Between Union Artists and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — ‘Buked and Scorned?I have been in dance administrator for over 35 years with both large, leading ballet companies as well as smaller...
ELA July 1, 2022 at 4:02 pm on Book Review: “Where the Crawdads Sing” — Are the Rural Poor Noble Savages?Whew - I thought my standards were too lofty. Without expanding into the larger topic of socioecopolitics: I found the...
Debra July 1, 2022 at 1:55 pm on Dance Commentary: Contract Dispute Between Union Artists and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — ‘Buked and Scorned?Thanks for the update, I didn't have this data.
Anonymous July 1, 2022 at 12:45 pm on Dance Commentary: Contract Dispute Between Union Artists and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — ‘Buked and Scorned?The most recent 990 from Alvin Ailey actually states compensation for the Artistic and Executive Directors as: ROBERT BATTLE (TRUSTEE/ARTISTIC...
Todd Peterson July 1, 2022 at 12:29 pm on Television Review: “Shoresy” — A Spin-off That Falls ShortIs this writer trolling for views? Forget about any comparisons to Letterkenny. This is a much different show. It's more...