Pakistani art makes U.S. debut amid political challenges

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By Paula Rogo

NEW YORK | Thu Sep 1, 2011 5:26am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An exhibit of rare Buddhist sculptures, architectural reliefs and works of gold and bronze opened on Tuesday at the Asia Society Museum after a long and tumultuous journey from Pakistan.

The works, many of which have never been shown before in the United States, are from the historically rich Gandharan region of Pakistan.

They had originally been scheduled to be shown in March but roadblocks, U.S. visa problems for Pakistani officials accompanying the works and a new Pakistani law delayed the opening until this month.

"Bringing the show was a major feat," said Melissa Chiu, the director of the Asia Society's Museum. "Within the political arena, U.S. and Pakistan have had challenges over the past six months to a year. Even if we are not a government organization, this obviously has a broader impact."

Most of the works in the three-month exhibit, "The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara," are on loan from the National Museum in Karachi and Lahore Museum in Lahore.

Buddhist art flourished in the region, near present-day Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, between the second and fourth centuries.

"It was an early culture. It was a Buddhist culture and it was one of the first occasions where we see Buddha represented in his figurative form," Chiu explained.

Among the highlights of the exhibit are Vision of a Buddha Paradise from the 4th Century and a winged Aphrodite leaning against a pillar from the 1st Century.

Although Pakistan is a strategic ally of the United States, relations between the two nations has been strained since U.S. forces killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 2. The raid led to questions about Pakistan's willingness to tackle Islamist militant groups on its soil.

The start of the exhibit was also hampered by a new Pakistani law that shifted decisions about art loans from a central department to the provinces where the museums were located.

"It was not just us on the U.S. side that wanted to bring objects, but people in Pakistan really wanted to see the show happen," Chiu said.

The show is the first Gandharan art exhibit in the United States since 1960 when the Asia Society held the first exhibit on Gandharan sculptures.

"We want people to see the very rich cultural heritage of Pakistan that is lesser known here in the U.S."

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Woody Allen, Ethan Coen, make Broadway debut

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Director John Turturro poses during a photocall for the movie ''Passione'' at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 4, 2010.

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By David Rooney

Wed May 18, 2011 3:02pm EDT

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - John Turturro will make his Broadway directing debut next fall with an evening of three one-act comedies by Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, collectively titled "Relatively Speaking."

The production also marks the first foray into Broadway for Coen, whose two programs of one-acts, "Almost an Evening" and "Offices," were hits Off Broadway for the Atlantic Theater Company.

Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson will produce "Relatively Speaking," which is slated to begin previews in September for an October opening.

Turturro has a long association with the Coen Brothers, having appeared in "Miller's Crossing," "Barton Fink," "The Big Lebowski" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Allen's latest feature, "Midnight in Paris," premiered last week at the Cannes Film Festival and will open domestically May 20 through Sony Classics.

(Editing by Zorianna Kit)

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Director John Turturro poses during a photocall for the movie ''Passione'' at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 4, 2010.

Credit: Reuters/Tony Gentile

By David Rooney

Wed May 18, 2011 3:02pm EDT

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - John Turturro will make his Broadway directing debut next fall with an evening of three one-act comedies by Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, collectively titled "Relatively Speaking."

The production also marks the first foray into Broadway for Coen, whose two programs of one-acts, "Almost an Evening" and "Offices," were hits Off Broadway for the Atlantic Theater Company.

Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson will produce "Relatively Speaking," which is slated to begin previews in September for an October opening.

Turturro has a long association with the Coen Brothers, having appeared in "Miller's Crossing," "Barton Fink," "The Big Lebowski" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Allen's latest feature, "Midnight in Paris," premiered last week at the Cannes Film Festival and will open domestically May 20 through Sony Classics.

(Editing by Zorianna Kit)

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Director John Turturro poses during a photocall for the movie ''Passione'' at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 4, 2010.

Credit: Reuters/Tony Gentile

By David Rooney

Wed May 18, 2011 3:02pm EDT

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - John Turturro will make his Broadway directing debut next fall with an evening of three one-act comedies by Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, collectively titled "Relatively Speaking."

The production also marks the first foray into Broadway for Coen, whose two programs of one-acts, "Almost an Evening" and "Offices," were hits Off Broadway for the Atlantic Theater Company.

Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson will produce "Relatively Speaking," which is slated to begin previews in September for an October opening.

Turturro has a long association with the Coen Brothers, having appeared in "Miller's Crossing," "Barton Fink," "The Big Lebowski" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Allen's latest feature, "Midnight in Paris," premiered last week at the Cannes Film Festival and will open domestically May 20 through Sony Classics.

(Editing by Zorianna Kit)

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Three debut novelists contest female Orange prize

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LONDON | Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:15pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Three first-time novelists and three veterans have been chosen to contest this year's Orange Prize for Fiction, which honors women writers.

First-time novelists Serbian/American Tea Obreht ("The Tiger's Wife"), Canadian Kathleen Winter ("Annabel") and Briton Emma Henderson ("Grace Williams Says it Loud") will be in the running for the 30,000 pound ($49,100) prize to be awarded on June 8, organizers said on Tuesday.

The more experienced members of the short-list are American Nicole Krauss with her third novel "Great House," British/Sierra Leonean novelist Aminatta Foma with her second novel "The Memory of Love", and veteran Irish writer Emma Donoghue on her seventh novel "Room."

"The number of first-time novelists is an indicator of the rude health of women's writing," said prize panel chair Bettany Hughes. "The verve and scope of storylines pays compliment to the female imagination."

Hughes said the judging meeting "fizzed" for hours with conversations about the originality, excellence and readability of the books.

"Even though the stories in our final choices range from kidnapping to colonialism, from the persistence of love to Balkan folk-memory, from hermaphroditism to abuse in care, the books are written with such a skillful lightness of touch, humor, sympathy and passion, they all make for an exhilarating and uplifting read," she said.

The Orange Prize for Fiction was set up in 1996 to celebrate and promote fiction by women throughout the world to the widest range of readers possible and is awarded for the best novel of the year written by a woman.

(Reporting by Paul Casciato; Editing by Steve Addison)

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LONDON | Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:15pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Three first-time novelists and three veterans have been chosen to contest this year's Orange Prize for Fiction, which honors women writers.

First-time novelists Serbian/American Tea Obreht ("The Tiger's Wife"), Canadian Kathleen Winter ("Annabel") and Briton Emma Henderson ("Grace Williams Says it Loud") will be in the running for the 30,000 pound ($49,100) prize to be awarded on June 8, organizers said on Tuesday.

The more experienced members of the short-list are American Nicole Krauss with her third novel "Great House," British/Sierra Leonean novelist Aminatta Foma with her second novel "The Memory of Love", and veteran Irish writer Emma Donoghue on her seventh novel "Room."

"The number of first-time novelists is an indicator of the rude health of women's writing," said prize panel chair Bettany Hughes. "The verve and scope of storylines pays compliment to the female imagination."

Hughes said the judging meeting "fizzed" for hours with conversations about the originality, excellence and readability of the books.

"Even though the stories in our final choices range from kidnapping to colonialism, from the persistence of love to Balkan folk-memory, from hermaphroditism to abuse in care, the books are written with such a skillful lightness of touch, humor, sympathy and passion, they all make for an exhilarating and uplifting read," she said.

The Orange Prize for Fiction was set up in 1996 to celebrate and promote fiction by women throughout the world to the widest range of readers possible and is awarded for the best novel of the year written by a woman.

(Reporting by Paul Casciato; Editing by Steve Addison)

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