The fall of western civilization, part MCCLXXVII: the Lincoln center reprograms – Mozart is out, queer gangsta-rap (or something) is in

By Mr. Anon
september 17, 2023

The fall of Western Civilization, Part MCCLXXVII

the Lincoln center reprograms – Mozart is out, queer gangsta-rap (or something) is in:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/requiem-for-mostly-mozart

“those days are gone. the Lincoln center festival shut down in 2017; mostly Mozart finished expiring this month.

“Lincoln center’s programming division, which is distinct from the metropolitan opera, the new york philharmonic, new york city ballet, and other resident organizations, is concentrating its energies on a series called ‘summer for the city.’ a press release describes the range of offerings: a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop; the criminal queerness festival; a series called ‘cultivating access ecologies’; korean arts week; ‘social sculpture interventions’; ‘participatory movement and mindfulness sessions’; big umbrella day, geared toward neurodiverse audiences; standup comedy; games spaces; silent discos, with revellers wearing headphones; and ‘the world’s first LGBTQIA+ mariachi group.’ the farewell season of the mostly Mozart festival orchestra, which once played for seven weeks or more a year, consisted of thirteen concerts in the course of three weeks.’”