Parallel Worlds: Arts and Sciences

Baryshnikov in a recent interview (Photo: CNN) This is how the renowned dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov described the candidate for the Presidency of the United States, Donald Trump: “World-renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov says Donald Trump's words are reminiscent of rhetoric from his childhood in the Soviet Union. "Hundreds of thousands of people like me have fled countries led by dangerous totalitarian opportunists, like Donald Trump. Don't let that happen to our beautiful United States of America," Baryshnikov says in a video posted by the group Humanity for Hillary.                   Humanity for Hillary is a collective group of artists campaigning to elect the Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. "We're here to use art, creativity, and storytelling to talk about why Hillary is the best choice for Humanity," the organization's website reads. Baryshnikov studied ballet at the prominent Vagano

Daniel Barenboim en plena faena (Foto: Platea Magazine) Daniel Barenboim, uno de los mejores directores de orquesta y concertistas del mundo está a punto de ampliar su público creando su propio canal de Youtube: “Daniel Barenboim estrena mañana su propio canal de Youtube, dedicado a tratar no sólo sobre música sino también sobre temas de actualidad y con una orientación esencialmente pensada para un público joven. Con dos formatos titulados "Deconstructed" ("Deconstruido") y "5 Minutes On" ("5 minutos acerca de") el pianista y director tratará diversos temas en primera persona, ilustrando incluso algunas obras al piano, según informa un comunicado de su gabinete de prensa. Un tercer formato, "Barenboim explores" ("Barenboim explora") pondrá el acento en reflexiones personales sobre temas de actualidad política, social y cultural, más allá de la música” (Platea Magazine, 2016) PAVARE