“The things we will try have not been tested. The new ideas will seem too radical to implement. The work will necessitate giving up unearned privilege and power. Theatres do not operate in a vacuum, and neither do theatre workers.” - American Theatre
"The combination of the family" — he's one of 11 children — "and the city (Baltimore) provided me with what I call 'radical courage.' You don't back down in the face of problems or burdens. And you don't call on God to move the mountain. You say, I'll find my way around it.'" - Gothamist
“The 77-year-old festival was plunged into crisis two years ago when the Centre for the Moving Image, operator of both the festival and Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema chain, went into administration.” - The Guardian (UK)
“As a composer, getting a musical idea down on the page feels like a butterfly lover who catches this miraculous, beautiful thing. You then stick a pin through it. My job is to take all the incredible butterflies stuck on the page and allow them to start flying.” - San Francisco Classical Voice
Weinberg, a Jewish composer born in Poland, “found refuge in Soviet Russia, but reputation in the West is largely overshadowed by that of his good friend Dmitri Shostakovich” - at least, until now. - The New York Times
"Where do we learn and refine the skills to be an artist or an athlete? We go to school. … (Schools) provide resources to train in creative and athletic skills – but very few other life skills, and fewer that promote flourishing and transcendence in the way contemplative practice can." - Psyche
Everything in-person is paused for fundraising. “The Bessies will not hold its customary annual awards ceremony, party, or press conference, … the awards' selection and nomination process will continue. Artists nominated for 2024 Bessies will be announced publicly next year.” Uh, OK? - Playbill
"As a dancer and a comedian, Sarah McCreanor, known as Smac, likes to up the ante. Why mimic a dance or a person when you can turn yourself into an emoji? A head-bobbing chicken? An object being crushed by a hydraulic press?" - The New York Times
“A federal investigation was launched after scorch marks were discovered by a member of the museum’s renovation team outside the front entrance of the museum. The museum is located between two historic synagogues on Baltimore’s Lloyd Street.” - ARTnews
"Giving an audience member 'a hand in guiding the show' is key to the success of a one-person performance. 'You have to sort of walk a tightrope between delivering a scripted show and being flexible to an audience member.'" - The Guardian
At a major fan gathering last week, executives teased a soon-to-come Monsters, Inc. attraction. Sharp-eyed observers spotted that the location shown in the promotional video is exactly where Muppet*Vision 3D is now, something that Disney execs obviously hoped nobody would notice. Muppet fans are furious. - TheWrap
Thousands of fans left at loose ends after Swift's Vienna show was called off (due to terrorist threats) flocked to the Austrian capital's museums. At the Albertina, the lines were 20 minutes long in 91°F heat, yet people waited patiently. And the visitors were a demographic rarely seen in such numbers there. - ARTnews
By now he can do anything he likes, and he got the first of many job offers five minutes after announcing his departure from the San Francisco Symphony. Salonen says he doesn't want to run another orchestra — but he said that when he left the Los Angeles Philharmonic, too. - The New York Times
"(The newspaper) hired three people this spring to launch a new weekly podcast, but the news organization scrapped that plan in July and is now scrambling to find new jobs for the employees." CEO Linda Henry told Globe staffers that however good audio reporting is, it doesn't attract paying subscribers. - CommonWealth Beacon (Boston)
"Paramount Television Studios will cease operations at the end of the week, president Nicole Clemens and Paramount co-CEO George Cheeks told staff Tuesday morning. Clemens will exit the company, and all current series and projects in development at Paramount TV Studios … will move under the CBS Studios umbrella." - The Hollywood Reporter
