Yearly Archives: 2023
Does Academic Pursuit Need a Goal, A “Completed-By” Date?
If we want the university to remain a viable space for knowledge production, then scholars across disciplines must be able to identify the goal...
UK’s Northern Ballet Drops Its Orchestra To Cut Costs
The Musicians’ Union (MU) said it is “deeply concerned” about “this cultural vandalism” as there will be less work for orchestral musicians. - Yorkshire...
Are Theatre Ticket Prices Just Too High?
Nearly all artistic and managing directors polled saw their company’s price increases as marginal. But for many Americans, an increase of a few dollars...
This Promising African Novelist’s Career Evaporated When He Was Accused Of Plagiarism. But Is...
Yambo Ouologuem insisted he had done nothing wrong in writing his 1968 novel Le Devoir de violence (Bound to Violence). But he refused to...
Just When Did Art Come To Be Called “Content?” Really? Content?
“It’s just a rude word for creative people. I know there are students in the audience: You don’t want to hear your stories described...
The Men Who Saved Half Of Shakespeare’s Plays From Complete Loss
Not only did Henry Condye and John Heminges assemble and publish the First Folio, they almost certainly helped lead the rescue of Shakespeare's plays...
A Changing Of The Guard On Broadway?
While the six Broadway houses controlled by these four companies may be dwarfed by the Shubert Organization, the Nederlander Organization and the recently merged...
King Lear Is A Strenuous Role, But Not Such A Difficult One
Laurence Olivier said, "Frankly, Lear is an easy part … He’s like all of us really: he’s just a stupid old fart." Tom Courtenay...
NYCity Ballet Cancels Performances After Orchestra Members Insist On Wearing Contract Shirts
The musicians’ contract with the ballet has expired. Sticking points include management’s failure to agree to a wage adjustment that would compensate for the...
How To Memorialize Dawn Powell When We Can’t Find Her Grave?
"She now inspires the kind of devotion that might include pilgrimages to her gravesite — had her body not wound up in an unmarked...
Having Just Lost Its Artistic Director, Cincinnati Ballet Loses Its Executive Director
Scott Altman, president and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet, announced Thursday that he is leaving the company to take on those same positions with the Los...
Was Christian Thielemann A Wise Choice To Succeed Daniel Barenboim In Berlin?
"Thielemann's personal canon consists of a handful of German-speaking composers, mostly from the mid-19th to the early-20th centuries, all of whose music benefited massively...
Life As A Dancer At The Moulin Rouge
"There aren’t many jobs in which a cartwheel can make or break your dreams." - The Independent (UK)
A Surprise Candidate Beat Damien Hirst As Last Year’s Bestselling Artist At Auction
"Aboudia, aka Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, 40, whose art is inspired by street culture in his hometown of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, heads the Hiscox Artist...
Major Financial Mismanagement Uncovered At Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio As University Takes Over Control
California State University Sacramento, the official licensee for CapRadio's two outlets (news/talk KXJZ 90.9 and classical KXPR 88.9), has assumed control of the stations...
Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio Nearly Went Bust And Shut Down. What Happens To It...
Cal State U. Sacramento came to the rescue with a cash infusion this summer as CapRadio's unpaid bills, rent and NPR dues piled up....
This Museum Employee Committed An Unusually Brazen Theft
The unnamed, now-former collections management staffer at the Deutsches Museum in Munich took one painting right off the gallery wall, replaced it with a...
Founder Of Philly Fringe Festival Is Stepping Down After 27 Years
Nick Stuccio established the Philly Fringe in 1997, inspired by a visit to the Edinburgh Fringe. Over the years, the festival has grown from...
Is Homework Good For Kids?
“Homework is seen to benefit time management, self-discipline, organizational skills, but there have been no studies that really have shown that homework actually...
Why AI Companies Are Hiring An Army Of Writers
A string of job postings from high-profile training data companies, such as Scale AI and Appen, are recruiting poets, novelists, playwrights, or writers with a PhD or...
Literary Magazine The White Review Suspends Publication
This comes after the not-for-profit journal’s applications for funding were rejected by Arts Council England for three consecutive years. The charity relied on this...
China Has Been On A Museum-Building Spree. Now Some Of Them Are Closing
In the 2010s, China built new museums with a frenzy. According to the China Museums Association, 1,563 new museums opened between 2009 and 2014. They...
Unionized Workers At The Art Institute Of Chicago Win Their First Contract
Unionized employees of the Art Institute of Chicago museum (AIC) and its affiliated school, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), have secured their...
Lin-Manuel Miranda And Phylicia Rashad Head To Capitol Hill To Lobby For Theatre
The event, hosted by the Professional Non-Profit Theater Coalition, is poised to “shine a spotlight on the challenges facing the theater industry, showcase the...
When You’re A Musician And Your Brain Stops Speaking To Your Hands
"From another musician, I learned that my experience was not unique. This trusted colleague speculated I might suffer from musician’s focal dystonia. I was...
