The Disneyfication of Ballet
Philip Marten Philip Marten

The Disneyfication of Ballet

This trend could easily be argued to be part of the Disneyfication that has taken place in much of popular culture, where storylines are endlessly recycled and we rely on a small number of IPs to produce a huge amount of entertainment. But in this case, we trade in our Mickey Mouse ears for a tiara and a tutu.

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A Comprehensive List of Symphonic Works by Black Composers
Philip Marten Philip Marten

A Comprehensive List of Symphonic Works by Black Composers

On February 1st of this year, I embarked on an unexpected project. It started with a simple Google search, "Black Composers," and grew into the sad realization that there is an entire macrocosm of classical and more specifically symphonic music — a kind of music that is most near to my heart and consciousness — that I was previously wholly and inexcusably ignorant to.

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