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Nicholas Hytner’s Plan For Reforming British Arts Funding

The stage and film director, former head of the National Theatre in London, argues for two different (and, of course, generously financed) government funding bodies along the lines of those already in place for sports: one for elite/Olympic-level performance and one for community activities. - The Guardian

Ten British Classical Luminaries Suggest Ten Ways To Save Classical Music

Antonio Pappano, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Sarah Connolly, Edward Gardner, and others offer suggestions from turning off the cell phones to incentivizing philanthropy to restoring music education to increasing support for local community ensembles. - The Guardian

The Torch is Passed At Dance Theatre Of Harlem

"As they prepared for the leadership transition, (outgoing artistic director Virginia) Johnson and (successor Robert) Garland spoke with Dance Magazine about their deep, shared history with DTH, their commitment to continuing the work of Arthur Mitchell, and their hopes for the future of DTH's company and school." - Dance Magazine

New York Stock Exchange Moves To Delist Radio And Podcast Giant Audacy

"NYSE notified the company that it is not in compliance with its continued listing standards" because of its low share price (down 13% to nine cents). "As a result, the exchange suspended trading in the stock and will initiate a proceeding to delist it from the exchange." - Inside Radio

Politically Sensitive Titles Are Getting Yanked From Hong Kong’s Library Shelves

"Books about the Tiananmen Square massacre, Hong Kong protest movements, and other subjects deemed politically sensitive by Beijing have been removed from the former British colony's public libraries in the lead-up to the 34th anniversary of the killings." - The Guardian

Court Convicts Five Men In Dresden Green Vault Jewel Robbery

"(In) the biggest art heist in modern history, the thieves made off with a haul worth more than €113 million ($123 million) from the Green Vault museum in 2019. Some, but not all, of the loot was recovered in exchange for four of the defendants confessing in court." - Yahoo! (AFP)

Donald Runnicles Closes Out Two Decades With The Atlanta Symphony

Undoubtedly, there will be great guest conductors in our future. But Runnicles created his own two-decade golden age of Atlanta Symphony history, one that won’t soon be forgotten. - ArtsATL

The Moral Ambiguity Divide: How Gen Xers And Millennials See The World

While Gen Xers grew up with the moral gray areas and disdain for authority, Millennials were raised on Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, neither of which would exist without a sincere belief in the battle between good and evil—and, critically, a driving need for good to win. - 3 Quarks Daily

There Was That Moment Computers Started Beating Humans At Chess. Now They Will Start To Beat Us At Everything Else

We’re living a new, much broader Deep Blue moment, when the basic boundary lines between the outer limits of what machines and humans can do are suddenly in flux. Only this time, the people directly concerned aren’t just a few dozen grandmasters in the rarified world of top-level chess. This time, it’s everyone. - Persuasion

The Arts’ Power To Influence Behavior To Address Climate Change

Diego Galafassi, who researches the role of the arts in sustainability, argues the arts can foster the disposition and imagination required to address the climate crisis. Arts activities can provoke positive emotions such as hope, responsibility, care and solidarity that, in turn, inspire resilience and climate action. - The Conversation

The Art Of Blurbs (Ads In Hiding)

Blurb, then, is a twentieth-century euphemism for a particular kind of advertisement, one that uses evaluation as a figleaf for a sales pitch.  In the twenty-first century book world, the blurbs are inescapable. - Sydney Review of Books

Chicago Opera Theatre Appoints New General Director

Lawrence Edelson founded American Lyric Theater in 2005, building a model organization for presenting and fostering new opera. He also recently concluded a successful eight-year stint as artistic and general director of Opera Saratoga in upstate New York. He will stay on at ALT as artistic and general director in his new role at COT. - WFMT

Greece’s Prime Minister Seeks An “Innovative,” “Win-Win” Solution To The Parthenon Marbles Dispute — And Not A Loan

"We will never recognize that these sculptures are owned, legally owned by the British Museum,” said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "But again, we have to be constructive and ... innovative if a solution is to be found. … That word 'loan' is not part of … what I consider a win-win solution." - AP

Striking Writers Focus Anger On Netflix

Demonstrations over the past week have underscored just how much writers have soured on the company. In Los Angeles, Netflix’s Sunset Boulevard headquarters have become a focal point for striking writers. - The New York Times

Neutraface — The Typeface Of Gentrification?

"Maybe you recognize it from the Shake Shack nameplate. ... Even if you think you've never seen it before, if you step outside, you might very well see this typeface going up on homes in your neighborhood. And it could be a sign that rents are going up." - The Guardian

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