Cirque du Soleil: Quidam August 31, 2008
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After the universal successes of ‘Mystere’, ‘Saltimbianco’, ‘Alegria’ and ‘O’, the incomparable Cirque du Soleil returns to Amsterdam for the continental premier of their latest show ‘Quidam’. This Canadian circus with an international cast of acrobats and contortionists is refreshingly free of animal acts and invariably garners gasps of ‘magical!’ and ‘impossible!’ from its audiences by seamlessly fusing the acts with specially composed music and state-of-the-art lighting.
Hijas del Sol August 30, 2008
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This fabulous duo – Piruchi Apo Botupa and Paloma Loribo Apo – are aunt and niece respectively. Well established on the Spanish music scene, with several albums under their belt, Hijas del Sol (‘Daughters of the Sun’) are originally from Bioko, an island off Equatorial Guinea. Members of the Bantu tribe, they sing in the Bubi language and have been compared with Zap Mama. Profoundly aware of their people’s traditional music, Hijas del Sol’s compositions are much more than folklore, they look at contemporary problems and propose an anti-racist, rights-for-all message.
Toraya August 27, 2008
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The high proportion of Japanese customers at the Paris branch of the Tokyo supplier of cakes to the Imperial Palace is a good reflection of the quality and authenticity of the teas and cakes on offer. Its recent bold redecoration by French architect Sylvain Dubuisson won’t be to everyone’s taste (pale wood panelling on walls and ceiling, with designer leather chairs in beige and orange), but the teas cancel any doubts about the setting. Don’t miss the sublime, soul-warming ‘gyokuro’, which, like the other teas on offer, you can also buy in packets to take away. A menu of sweet delicacies includes red bean cakes and jellies, and ‘abekawa-mochi ‘ – deliciously chewy rice cakes dusted with soya flour – all served, like the tea, on exquisitely elegant Japanese tableware.
Waterfall of Senpiro August 22, 2008
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Yemen_26-12-07_486 August 21, 2008
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American Museum of Natural History August 19, 2008
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Central Park West, between 77th and 81st Sts. Subway: B, C to 81st St. Entrances at 77th St., Columbus Ave., Central Park W., and 81st St. 769-5100; www.amnh.org. Open Su-Th 10am-5:45pm, F-Sa 10am-8:45pm. Suggested donation $10; students and seniors $7.50; children $6. Highlight Tours: 6 per day from 10:15am-3pm, usually leaving 15min. past the hr.; free. Imax: 769-5034. Combo-ticket (Museum and Imax) $15, students and seniors $11, children 2-12 $9. Double Feature: F-Sa at 9pm $21, students and seniors $15.50, children $12.50. Rose Center Hayden Planetarium (Museum and Space Show): $19, students and seniors $14, children $11.50. Wheelchair access.
You’re never too old for the Natural History Museum, one of the world’s largest museums devoted to science. The main draw is the fourth-floor dinosaur halls, which display real fossils in 85 percent of the exhibits (most museums use fossil casts). The bones of T. Rex, Triceratops, and the rest of the gang are overwhelmingly impressive, although chances are you’ll have to fight off overly enthusiastic kids to get close to them.
Pierpont Morgan Library August 14, 2008
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29 E. 36th St., at Madison Ave. Subway: 6 to 33rd St. 685-0610; www.morganlibrary.org. Open Tu-F 10:30am-5pm, Sa 10:30am-6pm, Su noon-6pm. Admission: $8, students and seniors $6; under 12 free.
The Pierpont Morgan Library contains a stunning collection of rare books, manuscripts, and Near Eastern seals gathered by banker J.P. Morgan and his son. Completed in 1907, the library remained private until 1924, when his son J.P. Morgan, Jr. opened it to the public. In 1991, the museum doubled its size with the acquisition of Morgan’s former townhouse. Its permanent collection includes drawings and prints by Blake and Dürer, illuminated Renaissance manuscripts, Thoreau’s journals, a manuscript copy of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and sheet music handwritten by Beethoven and Mozart. The West Room, Morgan Sr.’s sumptuous former office, has a carved ceiling made during the Italian Renaissance and stained glass from 15th- and 17th-century Switzerland.
But the heart of the library is the East Room, which features stacks of mahogany-toned, hand-bound volumes encircled by two balconies. Among the more notable items in the room are one of three existing likenesses of John Milton and a copy of the Gutenberg Bible, the first printed book (only 11 survive in the world). The Morgan also displays the Stavelot Triptych, a jewel-encrusted 12th-century triptych believed to contain fragments from the Holy Cross.
Among the Morgan’s temporary exhibitions for 2002 are Pierre Matisse and His Artists, a display of major artworks by artists represented by the dealer (Feb. 14-May 19).
