Yearly Archives: 2021
Pennsylvania Ballet Changes Its Name To Philadelphia Ballet
"I by no means want anyone to think we're abandoning Pennsylvania," said executive director Shelly Power. "but it's about our identity as one of...
Soprano Pretty Yende Says She Was Strip-Searched By French Customs Agents
The South African coloratura, who is currently starring in Bellini's La Sonnambula at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, says she was detained by...
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui To Direct Geneva’s Ballet Company
Since 2015, the Moroccan-Belgian choreographer, one of Europe's most prominent contemporary dancemakers, has been artistic director of Ballet Vlaanderen in his hometown, Antwerp. At...
Australia’s Largest State Pours Money Into Culture
"A funding bonanza of more than $1.3 billion" — roughly $980 million US — "will create jobs and will place New South Wales as...
Lessons About Learning From Failure
Many workplaces now lionise (whether sincerely or not is another matter) the importance of learning through failure, and of creating environments that encourage this....
What If You Were Unable To Form Any Mental Images?
Aphantasia is a recently-identified variation of human experience affecting 2-5% of the population, in which a person is unable to generate mental imagery. Can...
Leaked Letter: Artists And Former Directors Lobbied To Close Kneehigh Theatre This Year
“Without its creative leadership in place, we believe that Kneehigh’s chapter in history has come to an end. - The Stage
Made Up Places For Real Interactions
What if cultural endeavors, particularly the public and the performative, are themselves a form of political action? - 3 Quarks Daily
Is It Okay To Resell An NFT Artwork If You’re The Artist?
Part of the problem with NFTs is that there is not yet any shared culture around reproductions or derivative works of short video, animations,...
Why John Newbery Is Considered The Father Of Children’s Books
Beginning in 1744, he published about 100 storybooks for children, plus magazines and “ABC” books, becoming the leading children’s publisher of his time. -...
Book Blurbs Have, In Fact, Existed For Centuries
"The word 'blurb' was coined in 1907 by the comic writer Gelett Burgess but they have been around a long time. ... One of...
Motion Picture Academy Elects Most Diverse, Gender-Balanced Board In Its History
The elections increase the number of women on the organization’s 54-member board from 26 to 31, marking the first time in the group’s 94-year...
Venezuela Is Down To Just One Ballet Company, And That One Is Teetering
"Ballet Teresa Carreño in Caracas … is the last ballet company remaining in the country, a hallowed institution that was already on its last...
New Antitrust Crusader Confirmed To Run The FTC — And Big Tech Shudders
Lina Khan's bipartisan confirmation to the FTC is as strong a sign as any that she has Congressional backing for her most ambitious ideas....
If The U.S. Won’t Do Another Federal Theatre Project, The States Should
"With state-based funding for the regional theatre system, we could return to a repertory model with full-time employment for actors and serve our local...
Giant “Marilyn” Statue Unveiled In Palm Springs — How Offensive Can It Get?
The aim is to saunter between a woman’s spread legs, look up her billowing dress and snicker at her panty-clad crotch — or, better...
Documentaries That Compete For An Oscar May No Longer Compete For An Emmy, Period
The decision by the Television Academy settles the questions over "double-dipping," where a documentary that entered Oscar competition but did not get a nomination...
How The Boston Symphony Changed In Mark Volpe’s 23 Years At The Helm
It's been a consequential time for our culture, and the role of an orchestra has changed enormously. - Boston Globe
Outgoing Boston Symphony CEO Mark Volpe Admits In So Many Words That He Fired...
"I sat with him and explained we couldn't go forward. And I said, 'You know, you're a phenomenal teacher.' And he looks at me....
Why The Pompidou Center Is Putting Its American Branch In Jersey City
"Free space and funding, mostly (and that 15-minute PATH ride to Manhattan). In fact, the museum agreed to the four-story warehouse space sight...
Roku Says Tons Of Folks Are Watching The Shows It Picked Up From Quibi...
"According to Roku, more active accounts streamed a Roku Original in the first two weeks on the Roku Channel than the number of Quibi...
Soprano Gianna Rolandi, 68
New York-born, South Carolina-raised and Curtis-trained, she became one of the top American coloraturas of her generation and one of the stars of New...
The Industry, Yuval Sharon’s Opera Company In L.A., Adds Two Artistic Directors
Sharon, the MacArthur fellow who founded the company in 2012 and who became artistic director of Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit last September, isn't...
Banksy Loses More Trademarks In Europe
"The European Union's intellectual property office just reinforced last month's invalidation of a trademark owned by the British street artist Banksy. The latest rulings...
Venice Will Go On UNESCO’s Endangered List If It Doesn’t Ban Cruise Ships
In March, the Italian central government issued a long-awaited decree barring cruise ships from the historic city, citing the damage that the enormous vessels...
