William Kentridge: “Waiting for the Sibyl” Book

William Kentridge: “Waiting for the Sibyl” Book

 William Kentridge (CRF 1996)’s latest flipbook film and series of drawings were produced in preparation for his new opera project, Waiting for the Sibyl, which premiered at Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma in September 2019. Waiting for the...
Whispers of an Italian-Jewish Past Fill a Composer’s Music

Whispers of an Italian-Jewish Past Fill a Composer’s Music

Since early in his career, Yotam Haber has grappled with what it means to be a contemporary Jewish composer. The tentative answers offered by his music — full of allusions, distortion and whispers of the past — suggest that the grappling itself is a vital...
Writers on Writers

Writers on Writers

Writers on Writers guests this week in La Repubblica are Jamaica Kincaid, Paolo Sorrentino and Civitella Ranieri Board Director Jonathan Galassi. In this video with Italian subtitles, Jonathan Galassi reads Elisabet Bishop, an important American poet of the twentieth...
ART MATTERS ANNOUNCES 2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS

ART MATTERS ANNOUNCES 2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS

New York–based nonprofit Art Matters today announced 37 recipients of its 2020 grants. Each will be awarded a fellowship of $5,000. The grants are awarded annually to artists or collectives working in contemporary art or performance.  Art Matters’ selection process...