Besame mucho – the historically informed performance

Ted Shawn Click here to watch For anyone interested in the early history of modern dance, here is a fascinating film snippet from 1937.  Ted Shawn, the dancer and choreographer who founded Jacob’s Pillow in the 1930s, […]

Message received:   The Dutch lutenist and theorbo player Fred Jacobs died last Thursday. As fine a player of those instruments as there could be, whether as a soloist or as a continuo player, he […]

Theartsdesk.com, founded 15 years ago by Ismene Brown and other ex-Daily Telegraph critics, is in trouble. It needs to raise £100,000 urgently to stay alive. Here‘s why. There’s a gofundme page. The post Arts site […]