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The Middleware Manifesto: A Proposal for Rebuilding American Culture

That shift from content value to traffic value is what has destroyed the business model for nearly everything we're talking about. I'm calling it a manifesto because that's what it needs to be. Not a lament. Not a white paper, but a declaration of what is needed.

As Regional Arts Elephants Struggle, Some Defy the Odds

Can we please stop glorifying nonprofit arts organizations that do not live up to their charitable responsibilities?

Ivan Fischer’s Mahler, Manfred Honeck’s “Elektra,” and What Happens When an Orchestra “Feels It”

“As the repertoire ages, as the world changes, we will have ever fewer Fischers and Honecks, and ever more Dueñasas, Lims, and Chos. The outcome seems to me unpredictable. It could be a refreshment and it could be a dilution.“ A dozen years ago, Ivan Fischer came to Carnegie Hall

He is beyond satire

Olga Neuwirth has composed an opera, “Monster’s Paradise”, with a libretto written by her and Elfriede Jelinek. You can see in the photo above, what it’s about. It is premiering at the Hamburg Opera, before going to Zurich and Vienna, and on their website there’s a two-minute video that gives

Representation and portrayal at the BBC

At home we watch a lot of BBC-produced television. Some of it is very good, some of it is very silly, but we are entertained enough. Anyone who has seen older and newer episodes of shows will pick up on the fact that productions at the BBC have made an

Trump and the Arts — Take 2: Jimmy Kimmel on the Kennedy Center Shutdown

As a sequel to my NPR show on Donald Trump’s incursions at the Kennedy Center, the NEH, and the NEA, here’s something Jimmy Kimmel said on TV the other night: Trump says he’s closing the Kennedy center for roughly two years, so it can be rebuilt into the finest performing

Hello, Carol.

Are nonprofit arts leaders simply more susceptible to groupthink, even to their own detriment?

I didn’t want to be right: Kennedy Center closing for two years

Is the Kennedy Center really closing because of renovations? Or is it to save face from audience and artist protests?

Diana Wyenn shares the complex creative processes behind Interlochen’s Imagine US

Diana Wyenn, Director, Choreographer & Creative Director of Interlochen’s Imagine US, shares her leadership strategy leading complex creative processes.

Equality, the arts, and the problem of expensive tastes

Yesterday Rebecca Lowe mentioned in a note how much she enjoys reading the philosopher G.A. Cohen. I do too, and it reminded me of his part in an interesting, and I don’t think ever resolved, debate in arts policy. I’ll get to Cohen later, but first some background. Most people (I know

Carlos Simon shares the ethos behind his composing process

Carlos Simon, Composer-in-Residence of the Kennedy Center, shares the ethos behind his composing process that impacts communities.

Neil Barclay talks about the changing landscape for BIPOC organizations

Neil Barclay, President & CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, talks the evolving landscape for BIPOC organizations and avenues for sustainability.

Marvin Curtis talks about the extraordinary documentary, The Invisible Player

Marvin Curtis, Immediate Past Board Chair of the South Bend Symphony shares the purpose and impact behind the documentary, The Invisible Player.

Not an Arts Impact Statement, But Really Great

In the midst of a lot of other news in his first 8 days in office….funding for child care for all, reactions to tragedy, responding to threats from the federal government, and more, new New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made ‘arts for all’ a priority.  On Friday, he joined with the producers of the

Adrian Rodriguez talks about how to be committed to young people as they develop in the arts

Adrian Rodriguez, Director of Community Engagement, Chorus Director and Curriculum Manager of the Music Advancement Program at The Juilliard School, shares how to implement a commitment to young people as they develop in the arts.

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