Monthly Archives: February 2008

Classical Music, Showmanship and Popular Appeal
Do on-stage theatrics cheapen the art?

by Roderick Russell | posted in Art, Just Noumenon Posts, Music

(note about video: My inclusion of this is a bit unfair to Lang Lang, as this is not a formal performance. Truth be told, it’s wonderful to see such joy and delight in the act of making music. Nevertheless…)
My good friend Melissa sent along an article that I missed yesterday from the [...]

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Roderick Russell, Sword Swallowing in German Media

by Roderick Russell | posted in Roderick Russell News

Germany’s most popular men’s lifestyle magazine, Matador (think GQ for those stateside), will be running a full-page article about me for their popular series How does it feel… In this case, naturally, to swallow a sword.
The article was written by Stephan Bernhard, a freelance journalist who writes regularly for Matador and has authored several [...]

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