“There are 60 cultural organizations now in the Brooklyn Cultural District, and there’s been a 149% increase in the number of Brooklyn cultural nonprofits since 2005. Local cultural institutions attracted $300 million in economic activity and 4.5 million visitors in 2013. So we are big business.”
Benjamin Millepied Tells Why He’s Leaving Paris Opera Ballet
“‘I want to regain my freedom and I want to create,’ he said. ‘I’ve been honored to be given the opportunity to work at the Opera and with the dancers, but this job, as it exists today, is not something I want.’ Mr. Millepied declined to speak about other factors that might have contributed to his decision, but his discontent with various aspects of his role has been well documented over the past few months.”
L.A. Phil’s Young Wonder-Woman Conductor Named Music Director Of City Of Birmingham Symphony
She’s 29-year-old Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (just call her Mirga) from Lithuania, and she begins her term this September. Her predecessors at the CBSO are Andris Nelsons, Sakari Oramo, and Simon Rattle – and look what they’ve gone on to.