Sentences with phrase «impresario of»

But, inadvertently, Seghal might also be in danger of creating a mystery cult around his brand, as the invisible impresario of fetishised encounters that are in fact common to us all when we meet strangers in real - life situations — in taxi cabs, in coffee shops, while walking the dog.

On view at New York University's Grey Art Gallery from September 8 to December 10, 2016, the show illuminates how Charlotte Moorman (1933 — 1991) metamorphosed from a classically trained cellist into a barrier - breaking figure in performance art and an impresario of the postwar avant - garde.

As 2015 draws to a close, however, a clearer strategy is starting to gel — one that makes use of both Deitch's private - dealing acumen and his status as an impresario of pop - up shows and special events.

Japanese designer Yuji Horii would later gain his greatest fame as the creator and impresario of the Dragon Quest games, but in 1983, Enix published his second commercial work, a murder mystery that cast players as the investigating detective.

«That impresario of yesteryear, Flo Ziegfeld, once tried to stage a show called The Dancing Ducks of Denmark.

While there, Nativo and I got caught up with David Frei, the distinguishable voice of WKC, and Carol Bryant, pet - media impresario of Fidose of Reality and Pet360's Dog Appeal.

Gordon - Levitt's oui - oui French accent requires patience too (the actor's exuberance could have been more finely shaded), and just when you're okay with it, along comes a thick slice of Ben Kingsley as a circus impresario of indeterminate origin.

During a coffee break at the conference, Labenne lurks quietly behind Habibi, the flashy, chain - smoking impresario of Morocco's meteorite dealers.

Source Code In his 2009 debut feature, Moon, director Duncan Jones established himself as an impresario of mind - blowing science fiction.

Tablet Magazine asked me for a profile of Stratfor's George Friedman, the great impresario of private intelligence; it appears in today's issue.

The guide as administrator of crowd events is an impresario of happenings designed to stimulate interest in discipleship.

As I reported on the mortgage market, one thing that fascinated me was how the impresarios of the housing boom used the idea of the American dream to clear the way.

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Toronto impresario Corey Ross burst onto the international live theatre scene in a fit of impatience.

This bittersweet biopic chronicles the over-the-top life of Paul Raymond, England's Hugh Hefner, from nightclub to mind reader to burlesque impresario.

The careers of merchandising impresarios Adam Gimbel and Edwin Goodman are both inspirational and instructive, as I point out in my new book, Supreme City.

Adroitly exploiting the glacial pace of Canadian court proceedings, the theatre impresario for years delayed a final reckoning for his role in an audacious accounting fraud.

Behind the scenes during a summer of crisis, however, Trump appears to pine for the days when the Oval Office was a bustling hub of visitors and gossip, over which he presided as impresario.

Among other things, the hedge fund impresario wanted to know how much of sales came from customers who weren't part of the company's network of distributors, and why the company had stopped disclosing certain financial information.

Perhaps the best testament to the diverse nature of my musical consumption is my continued ownership and playing of a cassette tape of punk impresario Malcolm McLaren's «Fans,» a hip - hop reworking of opera arias.

It's basically the same story with the twist, the story of anonymous black dancers having professional entertainers and impresarios package and sell their probably individually - innovated and yet collectively - developed moves to others.

As well as being one of the most influential figures in Australian wine from the 1960s to his death in 2006, the irrepressible impresario, winery founder, show judge and writer was also a sculptor, and his chunky, Easter Island - like figures loomed out of the landscape of his Hunter property.

If the Rangers are indeed for real, nobody will be happier about it than Sonny Werblin, the impresario who 11 months ago took over as president of Madison Square Garden Corp., the parent company of the Rangers as well as the NBA Knicks.

Players are the actors, managers the directors, and owners are custodians of these great institutions until the next impresario comes along.

Well inside this figure you can go progging for lobsters at Silver Seas, a place that puts on floor shows complete with donkeys, chickens, goats and an impresario named Lord Composer who votes under the cognomen of Roy Muddle.

In Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the famed novelist, also referred to a certain number by Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, highlife music impresario, now dead, which sounded like the harrowing bleat of a ram under slaughter, to which triumphant northern Igbos capered with gusto, to the bile of the hurt northern locals.

Radio host and performance art impresario Curtis Sliwa took his «King Cuomo II» act to the corner of Mulberry and Canal Street at the border of Little Italy yesterday and offered passersby free tastes of Sandra Lee's cottage cheese / tomato soup lasagna.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D - Astoria) picked up an endorsement from former President Bill Clinton this week, while her opponent, Reshma Saujani, received the support of pioneering hip - hop impresario Russell Simmons.

During the celebration, Borough President Diaz announced that advocate and founder of the #MeToo movement Tarana Burke, «Billions» actor Maggie Siff, and Hip - Hop impresario Slick Rick will be honored as the newest members of the 2018 Bronx Walk of Fame.

One source of her funding is Stanford's Bio-X program, funded by Internet impresario Jim Clark's $ 150 million contribution.

Russell Simmons - As we noted in our profile of him yesterday, the entrepreneur / impresario / author has been meditating for over twelve years.

Editor's Notes: Here's the second roundup of Prague's killer street style looks, and the city's fashion impresarios are back at it again with a slew of enviable looks.

The event is followed with church - like devotion by a flock of international industry impresarios, all eager to enjoy Pitti's stellar curation of directional, global fashion talent.

Hindmarch is surely London fashion's greatest impresario, making a mountain out of the portable version of a molehill.

Ponystep.com: A couple of weeks ago I met East London impresario Richard Mortimer and asked him about Ponystep.com which just launched today.

I Am Michael recounts, sometimes artlessly, the true story of Michael Glatze, a gay activist and publishing impresario who renounced rainbow flags to embrace Christ and heterosexuality.

While it's true that, by all accounts, this behavior seems to extend directly from the ADD / overcompensation / showbiz - impresario persona he maintains in real life, that of a man who never outgrew directing Super Bowl commercials, it's hard to imagine an argument for a good movie to emerge unscathed from this crippling set of liabilities.

If you thought the era of the impresario died with Diaghilev, think again.

Also on this train, of course, is Lily's Svengali mentor, the impresario Oscar Jaffee (Peter Gallagher), who after four straight flops needs his Pygmalion to headline his next venture in the theater, an extravaganza based on the life of Mary Magdalene.

Playing a benevolent impresario, Reed endows his character with an admirable combination of toughness and concern for his gladiator team.

Loosely adapted from a Neil Gaiman short story (and co-starring Nicole Kidman as a punk queen impresario called Boadicea), the film revels in its own shambolic style, turning the England of 1977 into a sort of queer - friendly fringe musical fantasia where anything goes.

At an age when lots of aspiring filmmakers are maxing out their friends» platinum cards, or banging out screenplays in North Hollywood studio apartments, Blomkamp came under the mother - hen protection — and considerable financial clout — of «Lord of the Rings» impresario Peter Jackson.

To that list add Lucious Lyon, a hip - hop impresario and the central character of Fox's Empire, which premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

What to make of The Greatest Showman, an original musical — written for the screen, not stage — starring Hugh Jackman (Logan) as 19th - century circus impresario P.T. Barnum?

At one point in «Jack Lemmon Returns,» the intriguing new show at the Royal George Theatre from the impresario Hershey Felder, you see a still photo from the fine 1962 movie about alcoholism, «Days of Wine and Roses,» directed by Blake Edwards.

It's a pilgrimage of sorts, to present himself to a reigning folk impresario played by F. Murray Abraham.

Afterman, who promoted a couple of James Brown gigs back in the day — including one at San Quentin — spoke with the fervor of a seasoned impresario.

is an extended account of the steps taken to procure fashion impresario Valentino for a cameo.

Turned down by every Hollywood studio and most of the major American directors, it was finally made independently by a pair of first time producers — actor Michael Douglas (who bought the rights from his father) and jazz record impresario Saul Zaentz — and émigré director Milos Forman.

Set in the world of classical ballet, «Specter» is a psychological melodrama about an aging dance instructor and a scurrilous impresario who promote the comeback of a stupendous dancer, also suspected to be mad — and possibly murderous.

He would fill her with the most amazing tales of his life in the last true golden age of ballet with the great dance impresario Sergei Diaghilev — I can not even imagine what a thrill these hours of conversation must have been!