by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog The Francis Bacon exhibition in London’s National Gallery comes at a fine time. The world is dying all around and we are beginning to see the skeletal trees beneath the absorbingly great colours of the leaves. Existentialism has been noted for bringing the discussion of death, … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse BlogIn 1896, Thaddeus Cahill, of Iowa, USA, completed the machine that he had been working on since completing his degree in the physics of music at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. This machine was to transform the production and distribution of music, and Cahill’s ambitious invention began … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse My friend Carson Kievman is gone. He was 72. Originally from Los Angeles, Carson lived his last decades in Florida, mostly in Miami. He had a stroke in 2020, and later doctors discovered two cancers. He had long lived with diabetes. Carson left an indelible mark on South Florida (and on me). … [Read more…]
SOBR and His Dancing Silhouettes by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog I grew up dancing. I started in ballet, which I quit at around the age of 12, but took up again after a stint of street dance in my early teen years. When I moved to Leeds at 18, I began … [Read more…]
By Stella Karageorgi For those young at heart, the Rainbow Village is a must-visit if ever near Taichung, Taiwan. People often cheer as they encounter the vibrant place, even more so after learning of its story. The location spreads across a neighborhood of 11 houses of what used to be a former military housing complex … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse There’s a small arts organization in Miami that does so much with so little to make the city’s cultural life glow brighter. SoBe Arts fuels new music, music-theater, modern opera, and other new creative arts and aims to create an environment for contemporary artists to produce new works. It holds music competitions, … [Read more…]