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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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Meryl Streep: How Opera Training Helped Me
"I learned the importance of breath. There was a thing I learned in my lessons from Estelle -- to breathe from your back. She would always say, there's room in the back -- that you expand three dimensionally. ... I use it all."
"I learned the importance of breath. There was a thing I learned in my lessons from Estelle -- to breathe from your back. She would always say, there's room in the back -- that you expand three dimensionally. ... I use it all."
Los Angeles Times 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@07:17AM
visual The Art Hotel That Challenged Guests To Steal Its Art
"One couple failed because they Tweeted their every move. One man attempted to hook the picture off the wall with a long broom. Having eluded such elaborate ruses, Pulp Fiction will now be donated to Crime Stoppers, a division of the police, and will be auctioned off to raise funds for crime fighting."
"One couple failed because they Tweeted their every move. One man attempted to hook the picture off the wall with a long broom. Having eluded such elaborate ruses, Pulp Fiction will now be donated to Crime Stoppers, a division of the police, and will be auctioned off to raise funds for crime fighting."
The Art Newspaper 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@06:41AM
music The Music That Takes Over Your Smart Phone
"A startup called SonicNotify embeds inaudibly high-pitched audio signals within music or any other audio track. When a compatible app hears that signal, it triggers any available smartphone function to link you to websites, display text, bring up map locations, display a photo, let you vote on which song a performer plays next and so on."
"A startup called SonicNotify embeds inaudibly high-pitched audio signals within music or any other audio track. When a compatible app hears that signal, it triggers any available smartphone function to link you to websites, display text, bring up map locations, display a photo, let you vote on which song a performer plays next and so on."
Wired 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@06:29AM
visual How Should Mike Kelley Be Remembered?
"He may be an artist so identified with his own moment that his flame will gutter when individual pieces of larger enterprises are broken up and confined in permanent exhibitions. This is the context where deceased artists (without their own museums) have to compete to be noticed and live on, and it's one reason painters have an advantage in art-history books."
"He may be an artist so identified with his own moment that his flame will gutter when individual pieces of larger enterprises are broken up and confined in permanent exhibitions. This is the context where deceased artists (without their own museums) have to compete to be noticed and live on, and it's one reason painters have an advantage in art-history books."
The Wall Street Journal 02/08/12
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Posted 02/08/12@06:21AM
visual Ten Museums Contend For This Year's £100,000 Art Prize For Innovation
"M Shed in Bristol, Turner Contemporary in Margate, The Hepworth Wakefield and Glasgow's Riverside Museum are among the 10 museums in contention. The prize rewards excellence and innovation for a project completed or undertaken in the previous year."
"M Shed in Bristol, Turner Contemporary in Margate, The Hepworth Wakefield and Glasgow's Riverside Museum are among the 10 museums in contention. The prize rewards excellence and innovation for a project completed or undertaken in the previous year."
BBC 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@06:14AM
visual Metropolitan Museum To Revamp Its Fifth Avenue Plaza
"Now an ambitious plan" - by the design firm OLIN - "is in the works to transform this four-block-long stretch along Fifth Avenue, from 80th to 84th Street, into a more efficient, pleasing and environmentally friendly space, with new fountains, tree-shaded allées, seating areas, museum-run kiosks and softer, energy-efficient nighttime lighting."
"Now an ambitious plan" - by the design firm OLIN - "is in the works to transform this four-block-long stretch along Fifth Avenue, from 80th to 84th Street, into a more efficient, pleasing and environmentally friendly space, with new fountains, tree-shaded allées, seating areas, museum-run kiosks and softer, energy-efficient nighttime lighting."
The New York Times 02/08/12
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Posted 02/08/12@12:05AM
dance London Plan For Free Dance Training For Boys In Regular Academic Programs
"The Class would be a school for boys aged 11 to 16, located in London ... [where] every pupil will take daily ballet classes as well as trying other dance classes across the week and studying an English Baccalaureate-style curriculum."
"The Class would be a school for boys aged 11 to 16, located in London ... [where] every pupil will take daily ballet classes as well as trying other dance classes across the week and studying an English Baccalaureate-style curriculum."
The Stage (UK) 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@12:04AM
issues Ambitious Plans For A For-Profit Cultural Center In Harlem
My Image Studios, in the ground floor retail space of a new condominium building on West 116th Street in Manhattan, will combine a restaurant "with three theaters for live entertainment and independent films, as well as post-production studios, all to create a $21 million 'living room' of black and Latino-flavored arts and culture."
My Image Studios, in the ground floor retail space of a new condominium building on West 116th Street in Manhattan, will combine a restaurant "with three theaters for live entertainment and independent films, as well as post-production studios, all to create a $21 million 'living room' of black and Latino-flavored arts and culture."
The New York Times 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@12:04AM
music SF Opera's Nicola Luisotti Named Music Director At Naples's San Carlo
"San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti has been appointed music director of Teatro di San Carlo of Naples, Italy, effective immediately. ... Founded in 1737, San Carlo is the oldest continuously active theater in Europe, and one of Italy's most prestigious opera houses, famous for its beauty and acoustics."
"San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti has been appointed music director of Teatro di San Carlo of Naples, Italy, effective immediately. ... Founded in 1737, San Carlo is the oldest continuously active theater in Europe, and one of Italy's most prestigious opera houses, famous for its beauty and acoustics."
San Francisco Classical Voice 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@12:03AM
people Antoni Tapies, 88, Painter And Sculptor
"[He] came to prominence in the late 1940s with richly symbolic paintings strongly influenced by Surrealist painters like Miró and Klee, a style he abandoned by the mid-1950s as he turned to what became his signature work: the heavily built-up surfaces that were often scratched, pitted and gouged and incised with letters, numbers and signs."
"[He] came to prominence in the late 1940s with richly symbolic paintings strongly influenced by Surrealist painters like Miró and Klee, a style he abandoned by the mid-1950s as he turned to what became his signature work: the heavily built-up surfaces that were often scratched, pitted and gouged and incised with letters, numbers and signs."
The New York Times 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@12:02AM
visual Ai Weiwei And Herzog & de Meuron To Create 2012 Serpentine Pavilion
"Four years after designing the spectacular Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei are to reunite ... to design this year's pavilion - the 12th commission in what has become a major annual event on the architecture calendar."
"Four years after designing the spectacular Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei are to reunite ... to design this year's pavilion - the 12th commission in what has become a major annual event on the architecture calendar."
The Guardian (UK) 02/07/12
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Posted 02/08/12@12:01AM
theatre Paula Vogel Is Sergeant At Playwriting Boot Camp
"[Write] a scene that would be impossible to stage. That was the first gauntlet Paula Vogel threw down to the 30 participants in her latest roving 'boot camp' on playwriting."
"[Write] a scene that would be impossible to stage. That was the first gauntlet Paula Vogel threw down to the 30 participants in her latest roving 'boot camp' on playwriting."
The New York Times 02/08/12
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Posted 02/08/12@12:01AM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012visual
Another Casualty Of The Arab Spring: Zaha Hadid's Business
"Profits at Zaha Hadid Architects more than halved last year as the Arab spring brought several major projects to a halt. A conference centre and a complex of offices and shops in Cairo were put on hold, as was a conference hall in the Libyan capital, Tripoli."
"Profits at Zaha Hadid Architects more than halved last year as the Arab spring brought several major projects to a halt. A conference centre and a complex of offices and shops in Cairo were put on hold, as was a conference hall in the Libyan capital, Tripoli."
The Guardian (UK) 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@11:59PM
dance Ballerinas And Eating Disorders - They Didn't Always Go Together
"Ballerinas used to be plump by modern standards; indeed, the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova was criticised in the late 1890s for being too thin (mocked for her long, slender limbs, she was nicknamed 'the broom' by fellow students)." My, how things have changed. (Might Balanchine bear a bit of the blame?)
"Ballerinas used to be plump by modern standards; indeed, the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova was criticised in the late 1890s for being too thin (mocked for her long, slender limbs, she was nicknamed 'the broom' by fellow students)." My, how things have changed. (Might Balanchine bear a bit of the blame?)
The Guardian (UK) 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@11:58PM
ideas Want To Make Uncreative People More Creative? Pressure Them To Conform (A Little)
"Admittedly, that sounds like an oxymoron; creative thinking and conformity are usually considered mutually exclusive. But newly published research finds a specific sort of arm twisting can help people who aren't terribly innovative increase their creative output. The key is pressuring them to think independently, within the confines of a group project."
"Admittedly, that sounds like an oxymoron; creative thinking and conformity are usually considered mutually exclusive. But newly published research finds a specific sort of arm twisting can help people who aren't terribly innovative increase their creative output. The key is pressuring them to think independently, within the confines of a group project."
Miller-McCune 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@11:57PM
ideas Forget The 10,000 Hours Of Practice! To Gain Expert Skill More Quickly, Use Electrodes On Your Brain
For years, research neurologists have been trying to determine what goes on in the brains of top athletes, performers and others when they attain "flow" - that fully engaged state of mind in which they achieve at peak level. Now US military researchers are trying to speed up the learning process (of, for example, expert snipers) by inducing "flow" with electric stimulation.
For years, research neurologists have been trying to determine what goes on in the brains of top athletes, performers and others when they attain "flow" - that fully engaged state of mind in which they achieve at peak level. Now US military researchers are trying to speed up the learning process (of, for example, expert snipers) by inducing "flow" with electric stimulation.
New Scientist 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@11:56PM
ideas Could Future Wars Be Fought With Mind Control Weapons?
"Wars of the future might be decided through manipulation of people's minds, concludes a report this week from the UK's Royal Society. It warns that the potential military applications of neuroscience breakthroughs need to be regulated more closely."
"Wars of the future might be decided through manipulation of people's minds, concludes a report this week from the UK's Royal Society. It warns that the potential military applications of neuroscience breakthroughs need to be regulated more closely."
New Scientist 02/07/12
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Posted 02/07/12@11:56PM
issues Barbie, Simpsons Dolls Banned In Iran
"The Islamic Republic's morality police, fighting 'Western intoxication' as the dispute over nuclear technology has raised fears of war, last month went on a drive against Barbie," and the country has since banned action figures based on characters from The Simpsons. Yet "Superman and Spiderman were still welcome in Iran - because they do battle for the oppressed."
"The Islamic Republic's morality police, fighting 'Western intoxication' as the dispute over nuclear technology has raised fears of war, last month went on a drive against Barbie," and the country has since banned action figures based on characters from The Simpsons. Yet "Superman and Spiderman were still welcome in Iran - because they do battle for the oppressed."
Reuters 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@11:54PM
people Werner Herzog Insults All Chickendom
From the 40-second video, Werner Herzog on Chickens: "Try to look a chicken in the eye with great intensity, and the intensity of stupidity that is looking back at you is just amazing."
From the 40-second video, Werner Herzog on Chickens: "Try to look a chicken in the eye with great intensity, and the intensity of stupidity that is looking back at you is just amazing."
Slate 02/07/12 (includes slanderous video)
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Posted 02/07/12@11:52PM
ideas First: 3D Printer "Prints" A Functional Jawbone For A Woman
"An 83-year-old Belgian woman is able to chew, speak and breathe normally again after a machine printed her a new jawbone. Made from a fine titanium powder sculpted by a precision laser beam, her replacement jaw has proven as functional as her own used to be before a potent infection, called osteomyelitis, all but destroyed it."
"An 83-year-old Belgian woman is able to chew, speak and breathe normally again after a machine printed her a new jawbone. Made from a fine titanium powder sculpted by a precision laser beam, her replacement jaw has proven as functional as her own used to be before a potent infection, called osteomyelitis, all but destroyed it."
New Scientist 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@07:21AM
visual It's Ten Years Since UK Museums Made Museum Entry Free
"Supporters of free entry point to its success in terms of increasing attendance. Across the UK visits have increased by 51% since 2000, statistics collected by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport reveal."
"Supporters of free entry point to its success in terms of increasing attendance. Across the UK visits have increased by 51% since 2000, statistics collected by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport reveal."
The Art Newspaper 02/05/12
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Posted 02/07/12@07:10AM
media Top-Rated Part Of SuperBowl 2012? Madonna
"Overall, Madonna's show was more popular viewing by nearly a 16 percent margin over the game itself - and TiVo said it wasn't because so many viewers rewound to watch rapper M.I.A give them the finger, though the company is checking to see if the controversy encourages those who recorded the Super Bowl to go back to that moment and see it for themselves."
"Overall, Madonna's show was more popular viewing by nearly a 16 percent margin over the game itself - and TiVo said it wasn't because so many viewers rewound to watch rapper M.I.A give them the finger, though the company is checking to see if the controversy encourages those who recorded the Super Bowl to go back to that moment and see it for themselves."
The Hollywood Reporter 02/07/12
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Posted 02/07/12@06:54AM
media M.I.A.'s Middle Finger Salute During Super Bowl Broadcast Unlikely To Rouse FCC
"Right now, the U.S. Supreme Court is in the midst of considering the FCC's constitutional allowances to police indecency, and until that happens, the rulebook is in flux as the 2nd Circuit has already struck down some of the agency's policies on naughty words on broadcast television."
"Right now, the U.S. Supreme Court is in the midst of considering the FCC's constitutional allowances to police indecency, and until that happens, the rulebook is in flux as the 2nd Circuit has already struck down some of the agency's policies on naughty words on broadcast television."
The Hollywood Reporter 02/07/12
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Posted 02/07/12@06:49AM
music Brit Musicians Surge On UK Charts
"Brits made up 56 of the top 100 biggest-selling album artists, including acts as varied as Plan B, The Vaccines, Kasabian and actor Hugh Laurie with his blues album. US artists represented almost a third of sales, the lowest share since 1999, but accounting for the second biggest share of acts. Canada was third while Barbados was fourth, solely on the back of Rihanna's success."
"Brits made up 56 of the top 100 biggest-selling album artists, including acts as varied as Plan B, The Vaccines, Kasabian and actor Hugh Laurie with his blues album. US artists represented almost a third of sales, the lowest share since 1999, but accounting for the second biggest share of acts. Canada was third while Barbados was fourth, solely on the back of Rihanna's success."
The Guardian (UK) 02/07/12
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Posted 02/07/12@06:46AM
people Dickens Gets A Google Doodle For His Burthday
The search engine redecorates its logo for the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth.
The search engine redecorates its logo for the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth.
The Telegraph (UK) 02/07/12
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Posted 02/07/12@06:42AM
theatre Seattle's Intiman Theatre Beats Its Fundraising Goal And Says It Will Continue
Intiman intends to now operate on a pay-as-you-go model, with a shorter season, a smaller staff and strict financial accounting. "Our budget used to be five or six million dollars a year," noted Jones. "Clearly we could not sustain that and needed to dial it back."
Intiman intends to now operate on a pay-as-you-go model, with a shorter season, a smaller staff and strict financial accounting. "Our budget used to be five or six million dollars a year," noted Jones. "Clearly we could not sustain that and needed to dial it back."
Seattle Times 02/07/12
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Posted 02/07/12@06:22AM
visual Eisenhower Family Doesn't Like Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial
"The design shows Eisenhower as a youth gazing out at images of his adult accomplishments against a backdrop of the Kansas plains. But the Eisenhower family objects to the design and is attempting to delay approval of the project in a dispute that has pitted a leading American family against one of the country's most recognized architects."
"The design shows Eisenhower as a youth gazing out at images of his adult accomplishments against a backdrop of the Kansas plains. But the Eisenhower family objects to the design and is attempting to delay approval of the project in a dispute that has pitted a leading American family against one of the country's most recognized architects."
The New York Times 02/07/12
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Posted 02/07/12@12:12AM
theatre Not Dinner Theater, But Dining As Theater
"It's not often that I take my seat at a restaurant out of breath and disoriented but the Secret Restaurant prides itself on the punter's total immersion into the setting - on the night I visited, that was Vienna, 1946. Having whispered a password in a Frenchman's ear and been led a scrambling chase through tunnels, over duckboards and up flight after flight of freezing stairs, the diner finally finds themselves [sic] in a candlelit loft."
"It's not often that I take my seat at a restaurant out of breath and disoriented but the Secret Restaurant prides itself on the punter's total immersion into the setting - on the night I visited, that was Vienna, 1946. Having whispered a password in a Frenchman's ear and been led a scrambling chase through tunnels, over duckboards and up flight after flight of freezing stairs, the diner finally finds themselves [sic] in a candlelit loft."
The Guardian (UK) 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@12:09AM
theatre The Book Of Mormon Beats Wicked and The Lion King In Broadway Box Office Race
"After 11 months of performances on Broadway, The Book Of Mormon reached a milestone last week in its extraordinary box office success fueled by premium ticket pricing: The musical beat the long-running blockbusters Wicked and The Lion King to become the top-grossing show in a single week for the first time, even though Mormon had hundreds of fewer seats to sell to each performance than those two other commercial hits."
"After 11 months of performances on Broadway, The Book Of Mormon reached a milestone last week in its extraordinary box office success fueled by premium ticket pricing: The musical beat the long-running blockbusters Wicked and The Lion King to become the top-grossing show in a single week for the first time, even though Mormon had hundreds of fewer seats to sell to each performance than those two other commercial hits."
The New York Times 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@12:07AM
issues Indian Court Orders Google, Facebook, Others To Block Certain Content - And They Do
"Facebook and Google say they have complied with an Indian court directive and removed 'objectionable' material. They are among 21 web firms, including Yahoo and Orkut, facing a civil suit in Delhi accusing them of hosting material that may cause communal unrest. A criminal case of similar allegations is due to be heard next month."
"Facebook and Google say they have complied with an Indian court directive and removed 'objectionable' material. They are among 21 web firms, including Yahoo and Orkut, facing a civil suit in Delhi accusing them of hosting material that may cause communal unrest. A criminal case of similar allegations is due to be heard next month."
BBC 02/06/12
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Posted 02/07/12@12:02AM
dance Stripped-Down, High-Def Ballet Video Becomes Internet Hit
Says National Ballet of Canada principal Guillaume Côté, who, with videographer Ben Shirinian, created In the Zone, "I wanted to get the tights off and I wanted to get the costumes off, and just show the sheer physicality of classical dance."
Says National Ballet of Canada principal Guillaume Côté, who, with videographer Ben Shirinian, created In the Zone, "I wanted to get the tights off and I wanted to get the costumes off, and just show the sheer physicality of classical dance."
CBC 02/02/12 (includes video)
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Posted 02/07/12@12:01AM
people Iranian Actress Barred From Homeland For Posing Topless; Supporters Start Topless Facebook Protest
"A fleshy rebellion is spreading hot and fast across the cybersphere, as a growing number of activists are stripping down in support of Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who was reportedly banned from her homeland after posing topless for French magazine Madame Le Figaro."
"A fleshy rebellion is spreading hot and fast across the cybersphere, as a growing number of activists are stripping down in support of Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who was reportedly banned from her homeland after posing topless for French magazine Madame Le Figaro."
The Wrap 01/30/12
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Posted 02/07/12@12:00AM
Monday, February 6, 2012media
Verizon And Redbox Join Forces To Compete With Netflix
"Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a joint venture to sell video services aimed at competing against video rental giant Netflix Inc. The venture will combine the Redbox DVD rental kiosk business with an Internet video offering from Verizon, including mobile offerings, in the second half of the year."
"Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a joint venture to sell video services aimed at competing against video rental giant Netflix Inc. The venture will combine the Redbox DVD rental kiosk business with an Internet video offering from Verizon, including mobile offerings, in the second half of the year."
Reuters 02/06/12
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Posted 02/06/12@11:59PM
media Meanwhile, Netflix Is Morphing Into A TV-Streaming Company
"More than 60% of the 2 billion-plus hours of video streamed by Netflix subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2011 originated on the small screen." So the company is quickly adding content to its streaming library, including old, now-cancelled programs as well as a made-for-Netflix series.
"More than 60% of the 2 billion-plus hours of video streamed by Netflix subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2011 originated on the small screen." So the company is quickly adding content to its streaming library, including old, now-cancelled programs as well as a made-for-Netflix series.
Los Angeles Times 02/05/12
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Posted 02/06/12@11:55PM
people The Artist Who Got Paid With Facebook Stock
"The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network's first headquarters made a smart bet. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth upward of $200 million when Facebook stock trades publicly later this year."
"The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network's first headquarters made a smart bet. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth upward of $200 million when Facebook stock trades publicly later this year."
The New York Times 02/02/12
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Posted 02/06/12@11:54PM
visual Should Replicas Of Destroyed Sculptures Be In A Museum Show?
"That knotty question arises in the case of Jack Goldstein, an admired artist whose sculptures are currently included in" a Pacific Standard Time show at Pomona College. Goldstein, known mainly as a painter, made a few sculptures which were shown at Pomona 40 years ago. They don't survive, so Pomona recreated two of them. Is this enterprising? Or unethical?
"That knotty question arises in the case of Jack Goldstein, an admired artist whose sculptures are currently included in" a Pacific Standard Time show at Pomona College. Goldstein, known mainly as a painter, made a few sculptures which were shown at Pomona 40 years ago. They don't survive, so Pomona recreated two of them. Is this enterprising? Or unethical?
Los Angeles Times 02/06/12
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Posted 02/06/12@11:54PM
people The Famous Bosnian Film Director Who Turned Serbian
Emir Kusturica, who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice, for When Father Was Away On Business and Underground, renounced his Muslim roots in 1995, at the end of the Bosnian War, and was baptized Serbian Orthodox. (He hasn't returned to Sarajevo since.) He now lives part-time in Paris and part-time in a recreated 17th-century Serbian town where he has founded an international film festival.
Emir Kusturica, who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice, for When Father Was Away On Business and Underground, renounced his Muslim roots in 1995, at the end of the Bosnian War, and was baptized Serbian Orthodox. (He hasn't returned to Sarajevo since.) He now lives part-time in Paris and part-time in a recreated 17th-century Serbian town where he has founded an international film festival.
Los Angeles Times 02/05/12
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Posted 02/06/12@11:52PM
dance Chunky Move's New Director Slips Into Place
Anouk van Dijk doesn't officially start her new job - replacing founder Gideon Obarzanek at the helm of Melbourne's top modern dance company - until July, but she's already in town off and on, auditioning dancers and making plans.
Anouk van Dijk doesn't officially start her new job - replacing founder Gideon Obarzanek at the helm of Melbourne's top modern dance company - until July, but she's already in town off and on, auditioning dancers and making plans.
The Age (Melbourne) 02/03/12
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Posted 02/06/12@11:51PM
issues Japanese Resort Town Tries Reviving Art Of The Geisha
In a program that combines cultural preservation and economic development (i.e., tourism), the seaside city of Shimoda is using public money to train some young ladies in the traditional song, dance and instrumental music in which the city's geishas once specialized.
In a program that combines cultural preservation and economic development (i.e., tourism), the seaside city of Shimoda is using public money to train some young ladies in the traditional song, dance and instrumental music in which the city's geishas once specialized.
GlobalPost 02/06/12 (includes video)
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Posted 02/06/12@11:51PM
people How Charlotte Gainsbourg Feels About Her Work (It Ain't Pretty)
"The first time I performed live, I did a terrible show in Paris. It was a nightmare and I thought I'd never do it again. No, even my agent told me how dreadful it was. ... I'm not a professional actress like Meryl Streep: she knows where she's going. I never know where I'm going! If I'm good in a scene, it's a miracle."
"The first time I performed live, I did a terrible show in Paris. It was a nightmare and I thought I'd never do it again. No, even my agent told me how dreadful it was. ... I'm not a professional actress like Meryl Streep: she knows where she's going. I never know where I'm going! If I'm good in a scene, it's a miracle."
The Observer (UK) 02/05/12
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Posted 02/06/12@11:49PM
issues Mounting Internet Protests Against International Anti-Piracy Deal
"European activists who participated in American Internet protests last month learned that there was political power to be harnessed on the Web. Now they are putting that knowledge to use in an effort to defeat new global rules for intellectual property."
"European activists who participated in American Internet protests last month learned that there was political power to be harnessed on the Web. Now they are putting that knowledge to use in an effort to defeat new global rules for intellectual property."
The New York Times 02/06/12
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Posted 02/06/12@07:05AM
visual Berlin's Deutsche Guggenheim To Close
"Over the years the Guggenheim has held 57 exhibitions and attracted 1.8 million visitors. It also commissioned 17 artists -- among them John Baldessari, Anish Kapoor, Gerhard Richter and James Rosenquist -- to create new works that were first shown at Deutsche Guggenheim."
"Over the years the Guggenheim has held 57 exhibitions and attracted 1.8 million visitors. It also commissioned 17 artists -- among them John Baldessari, Anish Kapoor, Gerhard Richter and James Rosenquist -- to create new works that were first shown at Deutsche Guggenheim."
The New York Times 02/06/12
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Posted 02/06/12@07:00AM
music Reinventing Classical Music: Pub Crawl
"The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - where I'm joint leader - are mid-way through something a little unusual. We're out on the road on tour, but rather than concert halls, our venues are London pubs. Our aim is to put the social back into music."
"The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - where I'm joint leader - are mid-way through something a little unusual. We're out on the road on tour, but rather than concert halls, our venues are London pubs. Our aim is to put the social back into music."
The Guardian (UK) 02/06/12
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Posted 02/06/12@06:57AM
issues Report: UK Arts Sector Suffers From Under-Investment In Workers
"Many of these barriers are a consequence of the distinctive structure of the creative labour market - the sector is characterised by a prevalence of SMEs [small and medium enterprises], micro-businesses, start-ups, freelancers and project-based work. This structural feature is responsible for an overall market failure in which there is under-investment in human capital, fewer training opportunities, insufficiently structured career progression and unfair access to jobs and opportunities."
"Many of these barriers are a consequence of the distinctive structure of the creative labour market - the sector is characterised by a prevalence of SMEs [small and medium enterprises], micro-businesses, start-ups, freelancers and project-based work. This structural feature is responsible for an overall market failure in which there is under-investment in human capital, fewer training opportunities, insufficiently structured career progression and unfair access to jobs and opportunities."
TheStage 02/03/12
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Posted 02/06/12@06:55AM
ideas Imaging The Entire World - A Way Of Visualizing Culture
"I'm interested intellectually and culturally about how the imaged world is being knit together by technologies such as Photosynth. More or less public images on Flickr, they're all being knit together in this giant quilt. Any place you look has been photographed. Anything you want to see, from the street, from the air, by satellite photo."
"I'm interested intellectually and culturally about how the imaged world is being knit together by technologies such as Photosynth. More or less public images on Flickr, they're all being knit together in this giant quilt. Any place you look has been photographed. Anything you want to see, from the street, from the air, by satellite photo."
Wired 02/03/12
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Posted 02/06/12@06:51AM
dance With Departure Of NY City Opera, Lincoln Center Theatre Fills Void With Dance
"The new effort, already under way, presents an opportunity for more dance companies, both local and international, to perform at the prestigious New York address--on a historic stage designed by George Balanchine."
"The new effort, already under way, presents an opportunity for more dance companies, both local and international, to perform at the prestigious New York address--on a historic stage designed by George Balanchine."
The Wall Street Journal 02/03/12
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Posted 02/06/12@06:47AM
ideas Study: Social Media More Addicting Than Smoking Or Alcohol
"Thankfully, the study showed we're all not slaves to vice and distraction, as the need for sleep and leisure topped the list. However, next on the list of 'self-control failure rates' was checking in with social media, email and work -- ahead of the urge to have a Camel Light, while sipping on that glass of 12-year single malt scotch."
"Thankfully, the study showed we're all not slaves to vice and distraction, as the need for sleep and leisure topped the list. However, next on the list of 'self-control failure rates' was checking in with social media, email and work -- ahead of the urge to have a Camel Light, while sipping on that glass of 12-year single malt scotch."
Discovery 02/05/12
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Posted 02/06/12@06:23AM
issues Twelve Arts Donors Among This Year's 50 Biggest American Philanthropists
"Reporters for the Chronicle found specific donations of at least $1 million to arts and cultural institutions by 12 of the 50, totaling $213.4 million. The Philanthropy 50, as the Chronicle calls them, gave $10.4 billion in total charitable donations in 2011, more than three times the $3.3 billion they donated in 2010."
"Reporters for the Chronicle found specific donations of at least $1 million to arts and cultural institutions by 12 of the 50, totaling $213.4 million. The Philanthropy 50, as the Chronicle calls them, gave $10.4 billion in total charitable donations in 2011, more than three times the $3.3 billion they donated in 2010."
Los Angeles Times 02/06/12
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Posted 02/06/12@06:19AM
music Aspen Music Festival Takes Major Vote Of Confidence In Director It Previously Fired
Alan Fletcher "not only survived those setbacks, he has made a big comeback. The festival's board has voted him a five-year contract extension, which will keep him as the organization's administrative leader through Dec. 31, 2016."
Alan Fletcher "not only survived those setbacks, he has made a big comeback. The festival's board has voted him a five-year contract extension, which will keep him as the organization's administrative leader through Dec. 31, 2016."
Denver Post 02/06/12
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Posted 02/06/12@06:07AM
music Indianapolis Symphony CEO Resigns; Board Chair Says He Wasn't Asked To Quit
"Simon Crookall's abrupt departure Thursday from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra was entirely voluntary, the organization insists." Board chairman John R. Thornburgh "denied that the board had investigated Crookall's behavior in either his job or his private life."
"Simon Crookall's abrupt departure Thursday from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra was entirely voluntary, the organization insists." Board chairman John R. Thornburgh "denied that the board had investigated Crookall's behavior in either his job or his private life."
Indianapolis Star 02/03/12
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Posted 02/06/12@12:05AM
theatre Where Clybourne Park Diverges From A Raisin In The Sun
"Where the dramatic urgency of Raisin and the first act of Clybourne" - both set in the same African-American neighborhood - "is driven by blacks and whites fighting to do the right (or wrong) thing in 1959, by 2009 the crises of action have been replaced by a comedy of manners. The issue is no longer what we should do but what we should say and how we should say it."
"Where the dramatic urgency of Raisin and the first act of Clybourne" - both set in the same African-American neighborhood - "is driven by blacks and whites fighting to do the right (or wrong) thing in 1959, by 2009 the crises of action have been replaced by a comedy of manners. The issue is no longer what we should do but what we should say and how we should say it."
Los Angeles Times 02/05/12
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Posted 02/06/12@12:04AM
theatre Having Saved Pasadena Playhouse, Executive Director Quits
"Stephen Eich, who played a leading role in helping the Pasadena Playhouse survive a financial near-death experience during more than 2½ years as its executive director, has resigned, saying he feels 'a great sense of satisfaction in what I've accomplished' as he moves on to other ventures, including independent theater production."
"Stephen Eich, who played a leading role in helping the Pasadena Playhouse survive a financial near-death experience during more than 2½ years as its executive director, has resigned, saying he feels 'a great sense of satisfaction in what I've accomplished' as he moves on to other ventures, including independent theater production."
Los Angeles Times 02/02/12
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Posted 02/06/12@12:00AM
Sunday, February 5, 2012media
Béla Tarr Says He Has Quit Filmmaking
The 58-year-old Hungarian director, best-known (or most notorious) for the seven-and-a-half-hour Sátántangó, has confirmed that his most recent work, The Turin Horse, is his last. "It is an extraordinary move from a man who has won rabid devotees as a standard-bearer for art-house modernism."
The 58-year-old Hungarian director, best-known (or most notorious) for the seven-and-a-half-hour Sátántangó, has confirmed that his most recent work, The Turin Horse, is his last. "It is an extraordinary move from a man who has won rabid devotees as a standard-bearer for art-house modernism."
The New York Times 02/05/12 (includes slideshow)
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Posted 02/05/12@11:57PM
music Benjamin Zander Talks About His Dismissal From New England Conservatory
A few weeks after he was fired from his positions with NEC's youth orchestras for having engaged a former child sex offender as videographer, the widely-loved conductor and teacher talks about the lead-up to the controversy, its aftermath, and his own errors in judgment.
A few weeks after he was fired from his positions with NEC's youth orchestras for having engaged a former child sex offender as videographer, the widely-loved conductor and teacher talks about the lead-up to the controversy, its aftermath, and his own errors in judgment.
The Boston Globe 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:56PM
ideas Spinoza, Godfather Of The First Amendment
"He was an eloquent proponent of a secular, democratic society, and was the strongest advocate for freedom and tolerance in the early modern period."
"He was an eloquent proponent of a secular, democratic society, and was the strongest advocate for freedom and tolerance in the early modern period."
The New York Times 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:55PM
music Admiring Verdi's Favorite Creation
"[The composer's] own idea of what his proudest legacy would be - he called it his favorite of all his works - was the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, a retirement home in Milan for musicians who had reached age 65 and found themselves in dire straits. ... Casa di Riposo still stands today beside a busy Milan traffic circle, still active."
"[The composer's] own idea of what his proudest legacy would be - he called it his favorite of all his works - was the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, a retirement home in Milan for musicians who had reached age 65 and found themselves in dire straits. ... Casa di Riposo still stands today beside a busy Milan traffic circle, still active."
Los Angeles Times 02/04/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:54PM
theatre Trying To Rehabilitate Broadway's Most Notorious Stinker
"Carrie was such a critical and financial flop (at $8 million) that, afterward, its three creators refused to allow another professional production anywhere in the world ... But this winter MCC Theater, a respected Off Broadway company, is trying to reclaim Carrie from contempt. The creators have rewritten the story into a modern-day tale of bullying, with mean girls mocking notions of 'equality'."
"Carrie was such a critical and financial flop (at $8 million) that, afterward, its three creators refused to allow another professional production anywhere in the world ... But this winter MCC Theater, a respected Off Broadway company, is trying to reclaim Carrie from contempt. The creators have rewritten the story into a modern-day tale of bullying, with mean girls mocking notions of 'equality'."
The New York Times 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:50PM
visual The '60s 'Happenings', Remembered By Their Instigators
"But what actually happened at the Happenings? Because they were so ephemeral, and documentation is so patchy, art historians have spent decades trying to figure that out. So have their creators." Claes Oldenburg, Patty Mucha, Lucas Samaras, Red Grooms and others look back.
"But what actually happened at the Happenings? Because they were so ephemeral, and documentation is so patchy, art historians have spent decades trying to figure that out. So have their creators." Claes Oldenburg, Patty Mucha, Lucas Samaras, Red Grooms and others look back.
The New York Times 02/05/12 (includes slideshow)
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Posted 02/05/12@11:49PM
ideas Why Americans Love Zoos
Diane Ackerman: "More than 150 million people a year visit zoos and aquariums in the United States. Why do we flock to them? It's not just a pleasant outing with family or friends, or to introduce children (whose lives are a cavalcade of animal images) to real animals, though those are still big reasons. I think people are also drawn to a special stripe of innocence they hope to find there."
Diane Ackerman: "More than 150 million people a year visit zoos and aquariums in the United States. Why do we flock to them? It's not just a pleasant outing with family or friends, or to introduce children (whose lives are a cavalcade of animal images) to real animals, though those are still big reasons. I think people are also drawn to a special stripe of innocence they hope to find there."
The New York Times 02/04/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:48PM
media Iranian Hardliners Dismiss Foreign Film Oscar Favorite As 'Dirty Movie'
"The backlash [against Asghar Farhadi's A Separation] was apparent on state-run television recently when Masoud Ferasati, an Iranian writer whose views are close to those of the Islamic regime, said: 'The image of our society that A Separation depicts is the dirty picture westerners are wishing for'."
"The backlash [against Asghar Farhadi's A Separation] was apparent on state-run television recently when Masoud Ferasati, an Iranian writer whose views are close to those of the Islamic regime, said: 'The image of our society that A Separation depicts is the dirty picture westerners are wishing for'."
The Observer (UK) 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@02:07PM
music Ohio Frets As Cleveland Orchestra Plans Extra Week In Miami Each Year
"Most concerning to Cleveland-based fans is word that the orchestra soon may be spending four weeks a year in Miami instead of three." But orchestra officials say that "more time in Miami will simply mean less time in Europe - specifically, in cities where the orchestra is not already in residence."
"Most concerning to Cleveland-based fans is word that the orchestra soon may be spending four weeks a year in Miami instead of three." But orchestra officials say that "more time in Miami will simply mean less time in Europe - specifically, in cities where the orchestra is not already in residence."
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@01:59PM
visual When Picasso Turned Anglophile
"[A] major new exhibition on the artist will reveal how Picasso developed a taste for all things English during his first trip to Britain. Picasso spent 10 weeks in London during the summer of 1919, designing scenery and costumes for [Diaghilev's Ballets Russes staging of] The Three-Cornered Hat."
"[A] major new exhibition on the artist will reveal how Picasso developed a taste for all things English during his first trip to Britain. Picasso spent 10 weeks in London during the summer of 1919, designing scenery and costumes for [Diaghilev's Ballets Russes staging of] The Three-Cornered Hat."
The Telegraph (UK) 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@01:44PM
dance La Scala Fires Ballerina Who Spoke Out About Anorexia
"Mariafrancesca Garritano, 33, has been fired for 'damaging the image' of La Scala after claiming that one in five ballerinas suffered from anorexia."
"Mariafrancesca Garritano, 33, has been fired for 'damaging the image' of La Scala after claiming that one in five ballerinas suffered from anorexia."
The Guardian (UK) 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@01:21PM
dance Twyla Tharp On The Real Challenge Of Creating A Story Ballet
"I think that needing to translate into words to tell the story of a ballet is a problem. The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language. That the emotions can be felt, I think, that's another thing. Abstract can tend to be very sterile, and the so-called narrative has the capacity for an emotional connection."
"I think that needing to translate into words to tell the story of a ballet is a problem. The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language. That the emotions can be felt, I think, that's another thing. Abstract can tend to be very sterile, and the so-called narrative has the capacity for an emotional connection."
The New York Times 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@01:17PM
people Actor Ben Gazzara Dead At 81
"In a 60-year career that began on stage, the gravel-voiced Ben Gazzara appeared in more than 100 films and TV movies. He also starred in the 1960s series Run for Your Life, enjoyed a renaissance in the '90s and won an Emmy in 2002."
"In a 60-year career that began on stage, the gravel-voiced Ben Gazzara appeared in more than 100 films and TV movies. He also starred in the 1960s series Run for Your Life, enjoyed a renaissance in the '90s and won an Emmy in 2002."
Los Angeles Times 02/04/12
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Posted 02/05/12@12:43PM
dance With Twyla Tharp, Atlanta Ballet Takes Great Leap Forward
"This is Tharp's first collaboration with the Atlanta Ballet and represents a major milestone for the dance company as it seeks to shape a distinct repertory profile featuring some of the nation's most influential choreographers. ... [Working with Tharp is] pushing the company through a growth spurt that's not without a few real-life trials."
"This is Tharp's first collaboration with the Atlanta Ballet and represents a major milestone for the dance company as it seeks to shape a distinct repertory profile featuring some of the nation's most influential choreographers. ... [Working with Tharp is] pushing the company through a growth spurt that's not without a few real-life trials."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution 02/05/12
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Posted 02/05/12@12:27PM
issues Arts Workers Need More Training And Investment, Says UK Government Report
"The creative industries suffer from an 'under-investment in human capital', have too few training opportunities and unfair access to jobs, according to a new report ... written for the Creative Industries Council, co-chaired by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt and business secretary Vince Cable."
"The creative industries suffer from an 'under-investment in human capital', have too few training opportunities and unfair access to jobs, according to a new report ... written for the Creative Industries Council, co-chaired by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt and business secretary Vince Cable."
The Stage (UK) 02/03/12
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Posted 02/05/12@12:01PM
media The Dardenne Brothers On Directing Child Actors
"Many directors have said that you can't direct a child. ... It's a delicate balancing act. If you direct or instruct him too much, he's a child doing what an adult is telling him to do."
"Many directors have said that you can't direct a child. ... It's a delicate balancing act. If you direct or instruct him too much, he's a child doing what an adult is telling him to do."
Slate (Financial Times) 02/04/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:40AM
visual Enemies Of Christo's Colorado Project Make Last Stand
The battle against the artist's plan to temporarily erect canopies of silver fabric over 42 miles of the Arkansas River in central Colorado is in its final skirmish, with the anti-Christo forces led by a group calling itself Rags Over the Arkansas River (ROAR).
The battle against the artist's plan to temporarily erect canopies of silver fabric over 42 miles of the Arkansas River in central Colorado is in its final skirmish, with the anti-Christo forces led by a group calling itself Rags Over the Arkansas River (ROAR).
Denver Post 02/03/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:29AM
visual Architecture, A Profession In Meltdown
"When the Great Recession dawned, architecture was the glamour profession of the creative class. ... A once-thriving profession, one that requires considerable education and work ethic, and which has traditionally served a wide range of functions - designing mansions for the 1 percent as well as public libraries - is [now] in trouble."
"When the Great Recession dawned, architecture was the glamour profession of the creative class. ... A once-thriving profession, one that requires considerable education and work ethic, and which has traditionally served a wide range of functions - designing mansions for the 1 percent as well as public libraries - is [now] in trouble."
Salon 02/04/12
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Posted 02/05/12@11:05AM
issues French Government Bans Film Advertising Posters For Being Too Risqué
France's advertising regulators have ordered that ads for the new film Les Infidèles (which co-stars Jean Dujardin of The Artist) be taken down for what one commissioner called "an attack on the dignity of women".
France's advertising regulators have ordered that ads for the new film Les Infidèles (which co-stars Jean Dujardin of The Artist) be taken down for what one commissioner called "an attack on the dignity of women".
The Guardian (UK) 02/02/12
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Posted 02/05/12@10:49AM
media What The Posters For The Best Picture Nominees Should Really Say
The Guardian has mocked up a few entertaining suggestions. For example, a tagline and title for The Help: "You're welcome, black people. - White People Solve Racism"
The Guardian has mocked up a few entertaining suggestions. For example, a tagline and title for The Help: "You're welcome, black people. - White People Solve Racism"
The Guardian (UK) 02/03/12
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Posted 02/05/12@10:47AM
media Cast The 2012 Republican Primary! (HBO, Are You Listening?)
It's the party game for non-Super Bowl fans! When Newt Gingrich suggested this week - in all seriousness - that Brad Pitt should play him in a biopic, Slate staffers got the idea of deciding (a) which actor each candidate thinks should play him/her, and (b) which actor really should play which candidate.
It's the party game for non-Super Bowl fans! When Newt Gingrich suggested this week - in all seriousness - that Brad Pitt should play him in a biopic, Slate staffers got the idea of deciding (a) which actor each candidate thinks should play him/her, and (b) which actor really should play which candidate.
Slate 02/03/12
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Posted 02/05/12@10:44AM
Friday, February 3, 2012issues
How Iraq's Great Universities Were Destroyed
"In just 20 years, then, the Iraqi university system went from being among the best in the Middle East to one of the worst. This extraordinary act of institutional destruction was largely accomplished by American leaders who told us that the US invasion of Iraq would bring modernity, development, and women's rights. Instead, as political scientist Mark Duffield has observed, it has partly de-modernized that country."
"In just 20 years, then, the Iraqi university system went from being among the best in the Middle East to one of the worst. This extraordinary act of institutional destruction was largely accomplished by American leaders who told us that the US invasion of Iraq would bring modernity, development, and women's rights. Instead, as political scientist Mark Duffield has observed, it has partly de-modernized that country."
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 02/02/12
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Posted 02/03/12@08:56AM
media Film School-As-Deeply-Seductive-Drug
"Film school can be a cruelly Darwinian place, with the push-and-pull of competition and friendship, multiple layers of contest and reward, and a rigid hierarchy in which some write and direct and others find themselves unloading trucks and picking up coffee. Students want to be clever, perfect, special, the best. Competition infuses and informs every aspect of the experience."
"Film school can be a cruelly Darwinian place, with the push-and-pull of competition and friendship, multiple layers of contest and reward, and a rigid hierarchy in which some write and direct and others find themselves unloading trucks and picking up coffee. Students want to be clever, perfect, special, the best. Competition infuses and informs every aspect of the experience."
LA Review of Books 02/01/12
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Posted 02/03/12@08:46AM
people The Intensely Interior Philip Glass (Either You Get It Or You Don't)
"That time-consuming transfiguration is at the core of the Glass mythology, but drugs work differently on different metabolisms, angels appear only to the elect, and I lack the gift of spinning Glassian tedium into bliss. In fact, I start to get his music at precisely the point where his first acolytes fall away."
"That time-consuming transfiguration is at the core of the Glass mythology, but drugs work differently on different metabolisms, angels appear only to the elect, and I lack the gift of spinning Glassian tedium into bliss. In fact, I start to get his music at precisely the point where his first acolytes fall away."
New York Magazine 01/29/12
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Posted 02/03/12@08:41AM
music How Justice Department Shutdown Of MegaUpload Could Hurt Music
"Despite the demise of Napster more than a decade ago, music fans continue to use file-sharing sites to discover and share music. In certain circles, especially more underground and fringe scenes, music blogs and sites are indispensible ways of discovering new artists, as they're mostly ignored by mainstream magazines and websites."
"Despite the demise of Napster more than a decade ago, music fans continue to use file-sharing sites to discover and share music. In certain circles, especially more underground and fringe scenes, music blogs and sites are indispensible ways of discovering new artists, as they're mostly ignored by mainstream magazines and websites."
East Bay Express 02/02/12
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Posted 02/03/12@08:34AM
visual Qatar Pays Record $250 Million For A Painting
"The tiny, oil-rich nation of Qatar has purchased a Paul Cézanne painting, The Card Players, for more than $250 million. The deal, in a single stroke, sets the highest price ever paid for a work of art and upends the modern art market."
"The tiny, oil-rich nation of Qatar has purchased a Paul Cézanne painting, The Card Players, for more than $250 million. The deal, in a single stroke, sets the highest price ever paid for a work of art and upends the modern art market."
Vanity Fair 02/02/12
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Posted 02/03/12@07:29AM
media Piracy Is The New Radio?
"Comparing piracy to radio is a smart way of looking at the issue: in the early days of the music business, when live performances and record sales were the main revenue generator for artists and publishers, radio itself was seen as a form of piracy (as sheet music was before that)."
"Comparing piracy to radio is a smart way of looking at the issue: in the early days of the music business, when live performances and record sales were the main revenue generator for artists and publishers, radio itself was seen as a form of piracy (as sheet music was before that)."
GigaOm 02/03/12
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Posted 02/03/12@06:42AM
dance Mixing Rodin And Breakdancing
Choreographer Russell Maliphant was moved to create his Rodin Project by his visits to the sculptor's museum in Paris. Yet he realized that his typical fluid style didn't capture the size and weight of Rodin's bronzes. He found a solution to this problem at, of all places, a London street dance festival.
Choreographer Russell Maliphant was moved to create his Rodin Project by his visits to the sculptor's museum in Paris. Yet he realized that his typical fluid style didn't capture the size and weight of Rodin's bronzes. He found a solution to this problem at, of all places, a London street dance festival.
The Guardian (UK) 02/01/12
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Posted 02/03/12@12:03AM
ideas Liberté, Egalité, Hostilité - Do America's Political Battles Have Their Roots In 1789?
Garry Gutting argues that "we have never gotten over the French Revolution. The revolution introduced the basic liberal idea that government must be fundamentally democratic ... We all, in principle, share in the power to govern ourselves. But this idea led (or, at least, was feared to lead) to a much more radical one: that everyone should have an equal share in power."
Garry Gutting argues that "we have never gotten over the French Revolution. The revolution introduced the basic liberal idea that government must be fundamentally democratic ... We all, in principle, share in the power to govern ourselves. But this idea led (or, at least, was feared to lead) to a much more radical one: that everyone should have an equal share in power."
The New York Times 02/01/12
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Posted 02/03/12@12:03AM
ideas Where Philosophy Class Is Mandatory For High Schoolers
"A 2008 law requires Brazilian teenagers to study philosophy because it is 'necessary for the exercise of citizenship'." Carlos Fraenkel pays a visit to a class in Salvador.
"A 2008 law requires Brazilian teenagers to study philosophy because it is 'necessary for the exercise of citizenship'." Carlos Fraenkel pays a visit to a class in Salvador.
Boston Review 01/25/12
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Posted 02/03/12@12:02AM
people Dorothea Tanning, 101, Last Of The Surrealist Painters
Though her own fame was overshadowed by that of her husband, Max Ernst, she had a successful career in her own right, moving from dreamlike portrayals of the female form to, by the 1950s, more abstract "prism paintings." In her 80s, she found new acclaim as a writer.
Though her own fame was overshadowed by that of her husband, Max Ernst, she had a successful career in her own right, moving from dreamlike portrayals of the female form to, by the 1950s, more abstract "prism paintings." In her 80s, she found new acclaim as a writer.
The Guardian (UK) 02/02/12
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Posted 02/03/12@12:01AM
theatre The Soap Opera Of Clybourne Park's Move To Broadway
"The New York run of [the Pulitzer-winning play], which has been widely viewed as a top contender for the 2012 Tony Award for best play, was threatened this week after one of the lead producers, Scott Rudin, left the project" following an unrelated dispute with playwright Bruce Norris. Now the owner of the theater where Clybourne Park is to run has assured the cast (currently performing in Los Angeles) that the transfer will proceed.
"The New York run of [the Pulitzer-winning play], which has been widely viewed as a top contender for the 2012 Tony Award for best play, was threatened this week after one of the lead producers, Scott Rudin, left the project" following an unrelated dispute with playwright Bruce Norris. Now the owner of the theater where Clybourne Park is to run has assured the cast (currently performing in Los Angeles) that the transfer will proceed.
The New York Times 02/02/12
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Posted 02/03/12@12:01AM
visual Cairo's Overlooked Museum
"A diamond in the rough, the Egyptian Museum of Modern Art houses works by more than 1,500 Egyptian artists, mostly from the middle and late 20th century ... Overshadowed by Egypt's pharaonic and medieval Islamic heritage, and the more recent upsurge in interest in contemporary Arab art, the country's modernist artists elicit scant respect."
"A diamond in the rough, the Egyptian Museum of Modern Art houses works by more than 1,500 Egyptian artists, mostly from the middle and late 20th century ... Overshadowed by Egypt's pharaonic and medieval Islamic heritage, and the more recent upsurge in interest in contemporary Arab art, the country's modernist artists elicit scant respect."
International Herald Tribune 02/02/12
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Posted 02/03/12@12:00AM
ideas When We Can't Speak, Could Our Brain Waves Speak For Us?
"Researchers have demonstrated a striking method to reconstruct words, based on the brain waves of patients thinking of those words."
"Researchers have demonstrated a striking method to reconstruct words, based on the brain waves of patients thinking of those words."
BBC 01/31/12
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Posted 02/03/12@12:00AM
Thursday, February 2, 2012dance
Akram Khan Suffers At Home As His Company Roams America
"This is torture," moaned the immobilized choreographer in his South London home, his bandaged leg recovering from the snapped Achilles tendon he suffered in January. Yet his company has gone ahead with its winter US tour, dancing Khan's acclaimed work around a country where it's little-known.
"This is torture," moaned the immobilized choreographer in his South London home, his bandaged leg recovering from the snapped Achilles tendon he suffered in January. Yet his company has gone ahead with its winter US tour, dancing Khan's acclaimed work around a country where it's little-known.
The New York Times 02/03/12
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Posted 02/02/12@11:59PM
dance A Dance Critic Watches Josephine Baker
Judith Mackrell looks at the few, short surviving video clips of Baker at work - and is thrilled at how Baker animates and subverts her often stereotyped material with wit, precision, keen timing, and her "rare freedom, vigour and joy."
Judith Mackrell looks at the few, short surviving video clips of Baker at work - and is thrilled at how Baker animates and subverts her often stereotyped material with wit, precision, keen timing, and her "rare freedom, vigour and joy."
The Guardian (UK) 02/01/12
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Posted 02/02/12@11:58PM
issues How Can Skeptics Make Convincing Religious Art?
Terry Teachout observes that, in many genres, "great works of devotional art have been created by skeptics, not a few of whom were fire-breathingly militant about their doubt." How do we recognize this paradox? Teachout finds a clue in one instance where Ralph Vaughan Williams meets Plato.
Terry Teachout observes that, in many genres, "great works of devotional art have been created by skeptics, not a few of whom were fire-breathingly militant about their doubt." How do we recognize this paradox? Teachout finds a clue in one instance where Ralph Vaughan Williams meets Plato.
The Wall Street Journal 02/03/12
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Posted 02/02/12@11:58PM
people Caravaggio, Violent Hothead And Marketing Genius
"In the seething cesspool of Caravaggio's Rome, violence was a form of advertisement; it let people know you were, so to speak, the wrong guy to f#@k with. Caravaggio's notorious life was good publicity, too for the new, gritty style of painting he created vivid, theatrically lit, psychologically realistic slices of life."
"In the seething cesspool of Caravaggio's Rome, violence was a form of advertisement; it let people know you were, so to speak, the wrong guy to f#@k with. Caravaggio's notorious life was good publicity, too for the new, gritty style of painting he created vivid, theatrically lit, psychologically realistic slices of life."
The Big Think 02/03/12 (video)
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Posted 02/02/12@11:57PM
theatre Wilton's Music Hall In London Out Of Danger (For Now)
The historic but dilapidated venue - the very last of England's old music halls, and the venue for several of London's best-known experimental productions in recent years - was in danger of having to close for safety's sake after failing to secure Lottery funding for repairs. Now a little-known government trust has contributed £700,000, enabling the first stage o renovations to begin.
The historic but dilapidated venue - the very last of England's old music halls, and the venue for several of London's best-known experimental productions in recent years - was in danger of having to close for safety's sake after failing to secure Lottery funding for repairs. Now a little-known government trust has contributed £700,000, enabling the first stage o renovations to begin.
The Guardian (UK) 02/02/12
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Posted 02/02/12@11:56PM
visual Damien Hirst With Your Spot Paintings, Eat Your Heart Out
"The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama transformed a completely white room, including furniture, into a spectacle featuring her signature dots, helped by children who visited the exhibition over two weeks and placed brightly coloured stickers throughout the installation." (Much more fun than Hirst's rigid grids.)
"The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama transformed a completely white room, including furniture, into a spectacle featuring her signature dots, helped by children who visited the exhibition over two weeks and placed brightly coloured stickers throughout the installation." (Much more fun than Hirst's rigid grids.)
The Guardian (UK) 02/01/12 (slideshow)
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Posted 02/02/12@11:55PM
music The Asianization Of Classical Music
"Despite classical's deserved reputation as the whitest of genres, Asian attendance rates match or surpass the national average up through the 45- 54 age range. To put it one way, the younger the classical audience gets, the more Asian it becomes. To put it another, the only population that is disproportionately filling seats being vacated by old people dying off is Asians."
"Despite classical's deserved reputation as the whitest of genres, Asian attendance rates match or surpass the national average up through the 45- 54 age range. To put it one way, the younger the classical audience gets, the more Asian it becomes. To put it another, the only population that is disproportionately filling seats being vacated by old people dying off is Asians."
Slate 02/02/12
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Posted 02/02/12@09:24AM
music Do We Still Need Major Record Labels?
"It's true the internet has been brilliant for artists in many ways, giving them an alternative route to make contact with and sell directly to fans, but record labels do much more than distribute to retailers."
"It's true the internet has been brilliant for artists in many ways, giving them an alternative route to make contact with and sell directly to fans, but record labels do much more than distribute to retailers."
The Guardian (UK) 02/02/12
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Posted 02/02/12@09:19AM
music How Classical Music Can Take Advantage In A New Surge In Interest
Up until now the implications for former "niche" genres - classical, jazz, world - have been largely overlooked. In a world where listeners no longer define themselves along firm genre lines, music is increasingly just that - music. As a result, we are now witnessing a musician-led movement gleefully adopted by listeners, in which classical is being rebranded from the ground up. Even the term "classical" itself seems obsolete in the face of what's being produced and consumed.
Up until now the implications for former "niche" genres - classical, jazz, world - have been largely overlooked. In a world where listeners no longer define themselves along firm genre lines, music is increasingly just that - music. As a result, we are now witnessing a musician-led movement gleefully adopted by listeners, in which classical is being rebranded from the ground up. Even the term "classical" itself seems obsolete in the face of what's being produced and consumed.
The Guardian (UK) 02/02/12
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Posted 02/02/12@09:16AM
media Survey: TV Viewers Want Better Actor Credits
"According to the survey, the majority of television viewers believe credits are important for both actors and audiences and more than half would like to see credits available online as well as on television."
"According to the survey, the majority of television viewers believe credits are important for both actors and audiences and more than half would like to see credits available online as well as on television."
The Stage 02/02/12
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Posted 02/02/12@09:14AM
issues Can Italy Change Italy?
"When I first came to Italy thirty years ago, there was a lot of talk about change. It was always located in the very near future, but never quite in the present. The paradigm almost everybody accepted was that of an "abnormal" and in some respects archaic society on the brink of becoming normal and modern, falling into line, that is, with the powerful democracies of Northern Europe--as if there were something natural about their models."
"When I first came to Italy thirty years ago, there was a lot of talk about change. It was always located in the very near future, but never quite in the present. The paradigm almost everybody accepted was that of an "abnormal" and in some respects archaic society on the brink of becoming normal and modern, falling into line, that is, with the powerful democracies of Northern Europe--as if there were something natural about their models."
New York Review of Books 02/01/12
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Posted 02/02/12@09:12AM
media Digital Forensics - Reconstructing The Artist's Process
"Born-digital materials allow access to these kinds of revisions, and the timing, much more than paper drafts would have."
"Born-digital materials allow access to these kinds of revisions, and the timing, much more than paper drafts would have."
The New York Times 02/01/12
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Posted 02/02/12@09:10AM
media Writer Sues Weinstein Company Over Royalty Payments For "The Reader"
Bernard "Schlink, who filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, claims he is entitled to between 2.5 percent and 5 percent of gross receipts from the film, which won Kate Winslet an Oscar for best actress, based on a $1.5 million option deal he signed in 1998 with the Weinsteins' former company Miramax."
Bernard "Schlink, who filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, claims he is entitled to between 2.5 percent and 5 percent of gross receipts from the film, which won Kate Winslet an Oscar for best actress, based on a $1.5 million option deal he signed in 1998 with the Weinsteins' former company Miramax."
The Hollywood Reporter 02/01/12
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Posted 02/02/12@08:28AM
people Artist Mike Kelley, 57
"An influential Los Angeles artist whose physically messy and psychologically complex projects laid the groundwork for present-day installation art, has died. He was 57. He was found dead Tuesday evening at his home in South Pasadena in what several friends described as a suicide following a serious depression."
"An influential Los Angeles artist whose physically messy and psychologically complex projects laid the groundwork for present-day installation art, has died. He was 57. He was found dead Tuesday evening at his home in South Pasadena in what several friends described as a suicide following a serious depression."
Los Angeles Times 02/02/12
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Posted 02/02/12@08:25AM
music Reborn Orchestra In Honolulu Set For Debut
Just over a year after the Honolulu Symphony's ignominious collapse, musicians and backers have created the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra, which has announced a slate of eight classical programs to be performed in Honolulu from March through May of this year.
Just over a year after the Honolulu Symphony's ignominious collapse, musicians and backers have created the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra, which has announced a slate of eight classical programs to be performed in Honolulu from March through May of this year.
Hawaii Reporter 01/30/12
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Posted 02/02/12@12:09AM
dance The Harder They Fall: When Dancers Get Injured Onstage
Joan Acocella: "Sometimes, when it happens, you're not sure at first that it really did happen. Even if the dancer crawls offstage (I've seen it), it could be part of the choreography, no? ... For the audience, shamefully, an onstage injury is not just a misfortune. It's also an adventure, like something in a movie."
Joan Acocella: "Sometimes, when it happens, you're not sure at first that it really did happen. Even if the dancer crawls offstage (I've seen it), it could be part of the choreography, no? ... For the audience, shamefully, an onstage injury is not just a misfortune. It's also an adventure, like something in a movie."
The New Yorker 02/01/12
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Posted 02/02/12@12:09AM
people Wislawa Szymborska, 88, Nobel Prize-Winning Poet
"She was popular in Poland, which tends to make romantic heroes of poets, but she was little known abroad. Her poems were clear in topic and language, but her playfulness and tendency to invent words made her work hard to translate."
"She was popular in Poland, which tends to make romantic heroes of poets, but she was little known abroad. Her poems were clear in topic and language, but her playfulness and tendency to invent words made her work hard to translate."
The New York Times 02/02/12
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Posted 02/02/12@12:08AM
theatre An All-Black Waiting For Godot - What Does (What Can) It Mean?
"Of all the things the play has been interpreted as - a howl of existential angst, a rueful tribute to music hall, quite deliberately about nothing at all - how it relates to race remains an intriguing, and controversial, question."
"Of all the things the play has been interpreted as - a howl of existential angst, a rueful tribute to music hall, quite deliberately about nothing at all - how it relates to race remains an intriguing, and controversial, question."
The Guardian (UK) 02/01/12
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Posted 02/02/12@12:07AM
media Britain's Young Black Actors Should Go To America, Says Top British Black Actor
David Harewood, Birmingham-born star of US cable series Homeland: "Unfortunately there really aren't that many roles for authoritative, strong, black characters in this country. We just don't write those characters, that's a fact. ... I would encourage, particularly young, black actors, to get to America ... as quickly as they can."
David Harewood, Birmingham-born star of US cable series Homeland: "Unfortunately there really aren't that many roles for authoritative, strong, black characters in this country. We just don't write those characters, that's a fact. ... I would encourage, particularly young, black actors, to get to America ... as quickly as they can."
The Telegraph (UK) 01/31/12
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Posted 02/02/12@12:06AM
theatre Israeli Nationalist Group Campaigns Against Arab-Israeli Actor
Im Tzirtu, an organization created after the second Lebanon war which "acts to strengthen and promote Zionist values in Israel", is running pickets and media protests against a Tel Aviv theater's engagement (to play Bernarda Alba!) of Mohammed Bakri, who made a controversial 2002 movie about the Israeli Defence Forces' actions in Lebanon's Jenin refugee camp.
Im Tzirtu, an organization created after the second Lebanon war which "acts to strengthen and promote Zionist values in Israel", is running pickets and media protests against a Tel Aviv theater's engagement (to play Bernarda Alba!) of Mohammed Bakri, who made a controversial 2002 movie about the Israeli Defence Forces' actions in Lebanon's Jenin refugee camp.
Ha'aretz (Israel) 01/31/12
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Posted 02/02/12@12:04AM
music Barcelona's Liceu, Short Of Cash, To Close For Eight Weeks
With two successive years of major funding cuts and a deficit now estinated at €10 million, the Gran Teatre del Liceu will close down from March 20 to Apri 10 and again from June 5 to July 8. Seven programs have been cancelled, including two opera productions and a ballet.
With two successive years of major funding cuts and a deficit now estinated at €10 million, the Gran Teatre del Liceu will close down from March 20 to Apri 10 and again from June 5 to July 8. Seven programs have been cancelled, including two opera productions and a ballet.
La Vanguardia (Barcelona) 02/01/12 (in Spanish)
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Posted 02/02/12@12:02AM
issues Restored And Glittering, Bolshoi Theater Still Has Problems
"In the three months since its reopening" following a long and troubled $700 million renovation, "performers have criticised the renovation, audiences booed its operatic premiere and complained about ticket prices, two Bolshoi ballet stars decamped to a rival theatre and other dancers suffered injuries."
"In the three months since its reopening" following a long and troubled $700 million renovation, "performers have criticised the renovation, audiences booed its operatic premiere and complained about ticket prices, two Bolshoi ballet stars decamped to a rival theatre and other dancers suffered injuries."
Reuters 02/01/12
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Posted 02/02/12@12:01AM
dance Bolshoi Ballet Academy To See First U.S. Graduate
This spring, Joy Womack, a 17-year-old from California and Texas, becomes the first American to complete the famously rigorous training program that produces the Bolshoi's Russian dancers. She says, "The technique and the artistry and the passion is something that is worth moving thousands of miles away."
This spring, Joy Womack, a 17-year-old from California and Texas, becomes the first American to complete the famously rigorous training program that produces the Bolshoi's Russian dancers. She says, "The technique and the artistry and the passion is something that is worth moving thousands of miles away."
Reuters 01/31/12 (includes slideshow)
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Posted 02/02/12@12:00AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2012people
Patricia Neway, 92, Soprano Star Of Opera And Broadway Stages
For 15 years a principal at New York City Opera, Neway was particularly known for her work in contemporary operas. Her two most famous triumphs, both on Broadway, were as Magda Sorel in Menotti's opera The Consul and as the Mother Superior in the original run of The Sound of Music.
For 15 years a principal at New York City Opera, Neway was particularly known for her work in contemporary operas. Her two most famous triumphs, both on Broadway, were as Magda Sorel in Menotti's opera The Consul and as the Mother Superior in the original run of The Sound of Music.
The New York Times 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@11:59PM
music Philadelphia Orchestra Expects Early Exit From Bankruptcy
Despite a 90-day extension of bankruptcy protection, orchestra management "expects a plan of reorganization to be filed with the court in February, with an exit from bankruptcy in late April or early May."
Despite a 90-day extension of bankruptcy protection, orchestra management "expects a plan of reorganization to be filed with the court in February, with an exit from bankruptcy in late April or early May."
The Philadelphia Inquirer 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@11:56PM
dance Dancing About Israel's Perpetual Wagner Wars On The Dance Stage
In The Misinterpretation of the Ring, or Hacking Wagner, choreographer Saar Magal (the grandchild of Holocaust survivors) "put[s] on stage the argument about hearing Wagner - and the whole issue of artistic-political censorship - as well as the issue of tendentious art, since the Nazis misused his music."
In The Misinterpretation of the Ring, or Hacking Wagner, choreographer Saar Magal (the grandchild of Holocaust survivors) "put[s] on stage the argument about hearing Wagner - and the whole issue of artistic-political censorship - as well as the issue of tendentious art, since the Nazis misused his music."
Ha'aretz (Israel) 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@11:55PM
ideas Monogamy Leads To More Prosperous Societies, Say Researchers
"It would be easier for men in the top 1% to support 3 wives, at least financially, than for a man in the lowest quartile of earners to support one. ... Yet in much of the world, particularly the wealthier parts, monogamy - albeit with cheating around the edges - has flourished. Why?"
"It would be easier for men in the top 1% to support 3 wives, at least financially, than for a man in the lowest quartile of earners to support one. ... Yet in much of the world, particularly the wealthier parts, monogamy - albeit with cheating around the edges - has flourished. Why?"
The Wall Street Journal 01/29/12
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Posted 02/01/12@11:54PM
visual The Artist Who Throws Herself At Men (Literally)
"There is [Lily] McElroy, all five feet and three inches of her, leaping through the air, her skirt in a state of disarray, turning an idiom into reality. Other bar dwellers look stunned, annoyed, or amused as one of McElroy's friends takes a picture."
"There is [Lily] McElroy, all five feet and three inches of her, leaping through the air, her skirt in a state of disarray, turning an idiom into reality. Other bar dwellers look stunned, annoyed, or amused as one of McElroy's friends takes a picture."
Slate 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@11:53PM
ideas Does The Internet Change The Way You Think?
"The internet may not have changed the way we think, yet. But it is affecting our ability to concentrate."
"The internet may not have changed the way we think, yet. But it is affecting our ability to concentrate."
The Telegraph (UK) 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@05:35AM
visual Cleveland Museum Of Art Ousts Board Chair (And So...)
Michael "Horvitz's departure was a rare sign of discord at an institution with a reputation for solid management. The loss of a generous donor - Horvitz and his family have contributed more than $5 million to the museum's expansion and renovation - also raises questions about how the museum could have alienated someone with the potential to do more for it in the future."
Michael "Horvitz's departure was a rare sign of discord at an institution with a reputation for solid management. The loss of a generous donor - Horvitz and his family have contributed more than $5 million to the museum's expansion and renovation - also raises questions about how the museum could have alienated someone with the potential to do more for it in the future."
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) 01/29/12
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Posted 02/01/12@05:30AM
visual 2011 Was An Excellent Year For Art Auction Houses
"Art prices swelled last year, lifting sales at Christie's International PLC to $5.7 billion last year, up 14% from the year before. Christie's auction sales matched those of its chief rival, Sotheby's, which said it auctioned off $4.9 billion of art last year, up 14.5% from the year before."
"Art prices swelled last year, lifting sales at Christie's International PLC to $5.7 billion last year, up 14% from the year before. Christie's auction sales matched those of its chief rival, Sotheby's, which said it auctioned off $4.9 billion of art last year, up 14.5% from the year before."
The Wall Street Journal 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@05:26AM
people Revealed: Steve Jobs Was Vinyl Music Fan
Neil Young shocked the D:Dive Into Media conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday with the news that Steve Jobs didn't listen to digital music around the house. The iconic musician and sound-fidelity fanatic told interviewers that the late Podfather was a pioneer of digital music whose legacy was tremendous, "but when he went home, he listened to vinyl."
Neil Young shocked the D:Dive Into Media conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Tuesday with the news that Steve Jobs didn't listen to digital music around the house. The iconic musician and sound-fidelity fanatic told interviewers that the late Podfather was a pioneer of digital music whose legacy was tremendous, "but when he went home, he listened to vinyl."
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@05:11AM
visual Leonardo Replica Of Mona Lisa Discovered In The Prado
"What is most exciting about the Prado replica is what it reveals about Leonardo's original. In the Madrid copy there are areas that are better preserved than in the Louvre painting." Compare the two in an interactive screen here.
"What is most exciting about the Prado replica is what it reveals about Leonardo's original. In the Madrid copy there are areas that are better preserved than in the Louvre painting." Compare the two in an interactive screen here.
The Art Newspaper 01/31/12
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Posted 02/01/12@05:01AM
visual India Art Fair Struggles To Join World Circuit
"Nothing is simple in India. Although the government had agreed to waive a customs levy on imports, there was still duty and 12.5% sales tax to be paid on anything bought at the fair, with the result that dealers were reserving rather than selling and concluding transactions out of the country. The organisers also had to contend with India's notoriously obstructive and lackadaisical bureaucracy--for example, the road to the fair was only paved the day before it opened."
"Nothing is simple in India. Although the government had agreed to waive a customs levy on imports, there was still duty and 12.5% sales tax to be paid on anything bought at the fair, with the result that dealers were reserving rather than selling and concluding transactions out of the country. The organisers also had to contend with India's notoriously obstructive and lackadaisical bureaucracy--for example, the road to the fair was only paved the day before it opened."
The Art Newspaper 01/31/12
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Posted 02/01/12@04:57AM
issues Asia Society Expands From New York To Houston And Hong Kong
"Even as cultural organizations around the country contract because of the economic downturn, Asia Society is pushing against the tide with two new multimillion-dollar buildings, one of which opens in Hong Kong next week, the other in Houston this spring."
"Even as cultural organizations around the country contract because of the economic downturn, Asia Society is pushing against the tide with two new multimillion-dollar buildings, one of which opens in Hong Kong next week, the other in Houston this spring."
The New York Times 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@12:06AM
music Musicians Drop Unfair Claim Against Louisville Orchestra
"The Louisville musicians union has withdrawn its charge of unfair labor practices against the Louisville Orchestra board and management, saying it wants to work on resolving the problems."
"The Louisville musicians union has withdrawn its charge of unfair labor practices against the Louisville Orchestra board and management, saying it wants to work on resolving the problems."
Louisville Courier-Journal 01/31/12
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Posted 02/01/12@12:04AM
theatre Long Wharf Theater Cancels Stage Version Of Sophie's Choice
"The Long Wharf Theater in New Haven has replaced what it had billed as the 'world premiere' of the play Sophie's Choice." The script, by David Rintels, is said to be unready for production.
"The Long Wharf Theater in New Haven has replaced what it had billed as the 'world premiere' of the play Sophie's Choice." The script, by David Rintels, is said to be unready for production.
The New York Times 01/30/12
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Posted 02/01/12@12:02AM
visual Frank Gehry Designing, For Free, New L.A. Jazz Venue
"Having designed L.A.'s signature space for classical music, Frank Gehry is on board to do the same for jazz - although his pro bono work on a new Culver City home for the Jazz Bakery would be on a much smaller scale than his downtown Walt Disney Concert Hall."
"Having designed L.A.'s signature space for classical music, Frank Gehry is on board to do the same for jazz - although his pro bono work on a new Culver City home for the Jazz Bakery would be on a much smaller scale than his downtown Walt Disney Concert Hall."
Los Angeles Times 01/31/12
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Posted 02/01/12@12:01AM
dance Dancer Who Quit Royal Ballet Loses Right To Work In UK
"Ukrainian-born Sergei Polunin, 22, has had his work permit revoked following his surprise walkout last week." The Royal Ballet "is legally required to alert the UK Border Agency as soon as any of its foreign dancers resign."
"Ukrainian-born Sergei Polunin, 22, has had his work permit revoked following his surprise walkout last week." The Royal Ballet "is legally required to alert the UK Border Agency as soon as any of its foreign dancers resign."
The Daily Mail (UK) 02/01/12
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Posted 02/01/12@12:00AM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012dance
Promising BC Choreographer, Saying He Can't Get Funding, Quits Vancouver For New York
Joshua Beamish, now 24, founded his own company at age 17; the troupe has since performed in Toronto, Montreal and New York and represented Canada at the Shanghai World Expo. Yet Beamish says he has received only minimal funding from the BC Arts Council because it doesn't see him as having a sufficient track record.
Joshua Beamish, now 24, founded his own company at age 17; the troupe has since performed in Toronto, Montreal and New York and represented Canada at the Shanghai World Expo. Yet Beamish says he has received only minimal funding from the BC Arts Council because it doesn't see him as having a sufficient track record.
Vancouver Sun 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@11:59PM
music Philadelphia Orchestra Makes Progress In Its Money Struggle
"The Philadelphia Orchestra Association has made incremental but encouraging progress in the campaign to finance its reorganization and operations for several years beyond an expected exit from bankruptcy. But it still has a 'mountain of money' to raise."
"The Philadelphia Orchestra Association has made incremental but encouraging progress in the campaign to finance its reorganization and operations for several years beyond an expected exit from bankruptcy. But it still has a 'mountain of money' to raise."
The Philadelphia Inquirer 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@11:58PM
people A Philip Glass 75th Birthday Party
The composer stops by for ice cream cake and conversation with his old friends at WNYC radio, where he talks about being parodied on South Park and how he beat the dreaded ninth-symphony curse.
The composer stops by for ice cream cake and conversation with his old friends at WNYC radio, where he talks about being parodied on South Park and how he beat the dreaded ninth-symphony curse.
WNYC 01/31/12 (audio)
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Posted 01/31/12@11:58PM
people Philip Glass On The Occupy Movement
"We've haven't seen this since the Vietnam War years - there was a whole generation playing video games when we should have been on the streets. ... I think that what they're doing is the right thing - it was right when it was the 70s, it was right in the 60s, it's always right."
"We've haven't seen this since the Vietnam War years - there was a whole generation playing video games when we should have been on the streets. ... I think that what they're doing is the right thing - it was right when it was the 70s, it was right in the 60s, it's always right."
The Huffington Post 01/31/12 (includes video slide show)
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Posted 01/31/12@11:57PM
theatre What's Behind The Music In Shakespeare's Words? His Grammar, Says Professor
"In a new study Dr Jonathan Hope, from Strathclyde University, compared Shakespeare's work with playwrights including Thomas Middleton and Ben Jonson." Hope suggests that Shakespeare's "real genius lay in the unique way he used grammar to construct sentences, adding a poetic element to English."
"In a new study Dr Jonathan Hope, from Strathclyde University, compared Shakespeare's work with playwrights including Thomas Middleton and Ben Jonson." Hope suggests that Shakespeare's "real genius lay in the unique way he used grammar to construct sentences, adding a poetic element to English."
The Telegraph (UK) 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@11:56PM
visual Renaissance Bankers Of Florence, Hanging On Walls
"The recent 'Money and Beauty' exhibit, held in the majestic 15th-century Palazzo Strozzi, illustrated how Florentine merchants got around the Catholic Church's ban on money-lending and bankrolled the Renaissance."
"The recent 'Money and Beauty' exhibit, held in the majestic 15th-century Palazzo Strozzi, illustrated how Florentine merchants got around the Catholic Church's ban on money-lending and bankrolled the Renaissance."
NPR 01/31/12 (includes audio and slide show)
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Posted 01/31/12@11:54PM
media Film Banned For Blasphemy Finally Cleared For UK Release
"The controversial short film Visions of Ecstasy has been given an 18 certificate by the British Board of Film Certification (BBFC), after being denied one for 23 years and becoming the only film banned in Britain for 'blasphemous libel'."
"The controversial short film Visions of Ecstasy has been given an 18 certificate by the British Board of Film Certification (BBFC), after being denied one for 23 years and becoming the only film banned in Britain for 'blasphemous libel'."
The Guardian (UK) 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@11:50PM
visual The Banksy Of Moscow
"A Russian street artist who created a giant pair of spectacles from a streetlamp has been dubbed 'the Russian Banksy'. The mysterious figure, known only as P183, ... reveals little about himself except that his name is Pavel, he is 28 and that he studied 'communicative design'."
"A Russian street artist who created a giant pair of spectacles from a streetlamp has been dubbed 'the Russian Banksy'. The mysterious figure, known only as P183, ... reveals little about himself except that his name is Pavel, he is 28 and that he studied 'communicative design'."
The Guardian (UK) 01/31/12 (slide show)
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Posted 01/31/12@11:49PM
ideas Ancient Babylonian Yo' Mama Jokes Deciphered (Sort Of)
"Middle East scholars Michael Streck and Nathan Wasserman describe and interpret some thigh-slappers scrawled on a badly damaged tablet from Babylon, circa 1500 BC." And there is indeed a yo'-mama zinger among them.
"Middle East scholars Michael Streck and Nathan Wasserman describe and interpret some thigh-slappers scrawled on a badly damaged tablet from Babylon, circa 1500 BC." And there is indeed a yo'-mama zinger among them.
Discover 01/27/12
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Posted 01/31/12@11:47PM
issues What Was That? (Thinking About Modernism)
"Of all the topics in the humanities, modernism may be the most ill taught, because it is both too close (having flourished between the 1880s and World War I) and too distant (having been eclipsed by postmodernism, whatever that means)."
"Of all the topics in the humanities, modernism may be the most ill taught, because it is both too close (having flourished between the 1880s and World War I) and too distant (having been eclipsed by postmodernism, whatever that means)."
The Weekly Standard 02/06/12
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Posted 01/31/12@09:32AM
theatre Toronto Passes Tax Credit To Lure Major Theatre From Chicago, Elsewhere
"In an effort to lure prestigious, big-budget productions such as these away from cities like Toronto to Chicago - and, particularly, the employment, tourism and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic spinoffs they bring - Illinois's new Live Theater Production Tax Credit will offer a tax rebate up to $2-million (U.S.) for commercial producers of "pre-Broadway and long-run shows" beginning in July."
"In an effort to lure prestigious, big-budget productions such as these away from cities like Toronto to Chicago - and, particularly, the employment, tourism and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic spinoffs they bring - Illinois's new Live Theater Production Tax Credit will offer a tax rebate up to $2-million (U.S.) for commercial producers of "pre-Broadway and long-run shows" beginning in July."
Toronto Star 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@05:55AM
ideas End Of The TV-Industrial Complex?
"The mass media which has been used to sell mass products to the mass market no longer captures a mass audience. Instead, digital technology, the internet and social media have shattered the media and its audience into tens of thousands of specialised niches. Seth Godin's argument is built on his belief that people do not naturally conform to the ideal of normality sold to us by the advertising industry, and free of its coercive influence millions of us will choose our own weird ways of living and working instead."
"The mass media which has been used to sell mass products to the mass market no longer captures a mass audience. Instead, digital technology, the internet and social media have shattered the media and its audience into tens of thousands of specialised niches. Seth Godin's argument is built on his belief that people do not naturally conform to the ideal of normality sold to us by the advertising industry, and free of its coercive influence millions of us will choose our own weird ways of living and working instead."
The Guardian (UK) 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@05:30AM
music New Appetite For Difficult New Music?
When Swiss conductor Baldur Brönnimann was a student 25 years ago, "if you had more than 30 people at a concert it was a failure because it was populist crap". Today, there are growing signs that contemporary classical music is shrugging off its elitist reputation, with audiences flocking to work previously regarded as austere and impenetrable.
When Swiss conductor Baldur Brönnimann was a student 25 years ago, "if you had more than 30 people at a concert it was a failure because it was populist crap". Today, there are growing signs that contemporary classical music is shrugging off its elitist reputation, with audiences flocking to work previously regarded as austere and impenetrable.
The Guardian (UK) 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@05:16AM
visual Painting By Young Hitler Sold At Auction
A painting created by the 24-year-old Hitler has recently sold at an online auction, according to reports. The painting, titled "Maritime Nocturno," sold for approximately $12,000 in a closed sale by the Darte auction house in Slovakia.
A painting created by the 24-year-old Hitler has recently sold at an online auction, according to reports. The painting, titled "Maritime Nocturno," sold for approximately $12,000 in a closed sale by the Darte auction house in Slovakia.
Los Angeles Times 01/30/12
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Posted 01/31/12@05:01AM
media New "Micro-Licenses" For Copyright Aim To Get You To Pay For That Soundtrack For Your Wedding Video
"Industry watchers say that many potential licensees have been perplexed by the complexity of rights management since different copyrights exist for the lyrics, score and recording of a song. That means that three or more parties might have to give permission before a track could be used."
"Industry watchers say that many potential licensees have been perplexed by the complexity of rights management since different copyrights exist for the lyrics, score and recording of a song. That means that three or more parties might have to give permission before a track could be used."
BBC 01/30/12
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Posted 01/31/12@04:53AM
theatre London's West End - Record Box Office In 2011 (Attendance Down Though)
"Takings topped £528.3m in 2011 - up 3.1% on a like-for-like basis on the previous year. Due to the closure of a number of theatres while new shows were set up, the overall attendance was 13.9m - down 1.73% on 2010."
"Takings topped £528.3m in 2011 - up 3.1% on a like-for-like basis on the previous year. Due to the closure of a number of theatres while new shows were set up, the overall attendance was 13.9m - down 1.73% on 2010."
BBC 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@04:49AM
issues Engage! Arts Council England Launches £37M Fund To Do Just That
"Arts Council England has launched a £37 million fund aimed at engaging people in cultural activities in areas where involvement is low. The 'creative people and places fund' will support around 15 initiatives that will develop cultural experiences for communities that are currently not engaging with the arts."
"Arts Council England has launched a £37 million fund aimed at engaging people in cultural activities in areas where involvement is low. The 'creative people and places fund' will support around 15 initiatives that will develop cultural experiences for communities that are currently not engaging with the arts."
The Stage (UK) 01/30/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:06AM
media Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Film Banned In India
"Oscar-nominated crime thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo will not be shown in India after director David Fincher refused to cut scenes depicting rape and sexual intercourse."
"Oscar-nominated crime thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo will not be shown in India after director David Fincher refused to cut scenes depicting rape and sexual intercourse."
The Guardian (UK) 01/30/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:05AM
music New York Philharmonic Players Agree To New Contract
"The New York Philharmonic and its musicians agreed a two-year contract, which leaves pay unchanged this season and raises it two percent for 2012 to 2013 ... Management 'dropped its plans for drastic cuts to health insurance and a radical reduction in pension benefits'."
"The New York Philharmonic and its musicians agreed a two-year contract, which leaves pay unchanged this season and raises it two percent for 2012 to 2013 ... Management 'dropped its plans for drastic cuts to health insurance and a radical reduction in pension benefits'."
Bloomberg Business Week 01/30/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:04AM
people Camilla Williams, 92, Pioneering African-African Opera Singer
"[Her] debut with the New York City Opera on May 15, 1946, was thought to make her the first African American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company." In 1954, Williams "became the first black artist to sing a major role with the Vienna State Opera."
"[Her] debut with the New York City Opera on May 15, 1946, was thought to make her the first African American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company." In 1954, Williams "became the first black artist to sing a major role with the Vienna State Opera."
Los Angeles Times (AP) 01/30/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:04AM
theatre How New York's Signature Theater Raised Money For Its New Gehry-Designed Home
The company had some impressive models of their starchitect's design - but no place to show it off to prospective donors. Enter one of Signature's alumni - Oscar-winning actor Edward Norton.
The company had some impressive models of their starchitect's design - but no place to show it off to prospective donors. Enter one of Signature's alumni - Oscar-winning actor Edward Norton.
The New York Times 01/31/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:03AM
visual Unseen Portraits By Lucian Freud To Be Shown For First Time
"[A] major new exhibition of his drawings and watercolours [in London] will feature rare, previously unseen works, including intimate portraits of his parents, children, self-portraits and childhood etchings."
"[A] major new exhibition of his drawings and watercolours [in London] will feature rare, previously unseen works, including intimate portraits of his parents, children, self-portraits and childhood etchings."
The Telegraph (UK) 01/29/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:02AM
dance Sergei Polunin Speaks For First Time Since Quitting Royal Ballet
"It's a confusing time at the moment, I have made a big decision and the next one will be important so I don't want to rush it. ... I need a few days alone to think about what I'm doing as I haven't decided yet."
"It's a confusing time at the moment, I have made a big decision and the next one will be important so I don't want to rush it. ... I need a few days alone to think about what I'm doing as I haven't decided yet."
The Telegraph (UK) 01/28/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:02AM
dance NY City Ballet Dancer Tears Tendon Onstage
"Jennie Somogyi, a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, tore the Achilles' tendon in her right foot during a performance Saturday night and will be out for the rest of the season, the company said on Monday."
"Jennie Somogyi, a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, tore the Achilles' tendon in her right foot during a performance Saturday night and will be out for the rest of the season, the company said on Monday."
The New York Times 01/30/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:01AM
media Agnieszka Holland Unexpectedly Meets Subject Of Her Latest Film
In Darkness "tells the true story of a small group of Jews who hid in the sewer system below Lvov for 14 months and survived the German occupation of Poland during World War II." Holland had presumed that, by now, everyone in that group had passed away. Then she received an e-mail from Long Island ...
In Darkness "tells the true story of a small group of Jews who hid in the sewer system below Lvov for 14 months and survived the German occupation of Poland during World War II." Holland had presumed that, by now, everyone in that group had passed away. Then she received an e-mail from Long Island ...
The Wall Street Journal 01/27/12
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Posted 01/31/12@12:00AM