“There’s a very narrow doorway through which big ideas get to audiences,” said Chris Jackson, the editor-in-chief of Random House’s One World imprint. But as mainstream culture looks increasingly unlike America, there’s reason to hope cultural gatekeepers will soon be forced to expand their horizons.
Category: AUDIENCE
NPR’s Podcast Strategy To Grow Its Audience
“The demographic that went up the most in the first quarter of 2016 was the 18 to 24 year-olds [average quarter hour listening was up 20% according to Nielsen]. To be fair, it’s not a huge audience. But I point it out because it’s the direction we want to go. It didn’t come at the expense of any of our journalism either.”
Norton Museum Of Art In Palm Beach Drops Admission Charges For Next Two-And-A-Half Years
“The museum was closed [for one month] while staff prepares for a $100 million renovation which will enlarge the building and transform its facade along South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. Admission will continue to be free until what’s being called The New Norton is completed in late 2018.”
Boston Ballet Just Smashed Its Previous Box Office Record – Thanks To Some Smart Data-Crunching
“Crediting a host of new techniques that include variable pricing, alternating repertoire, and an enhanced social media presence, Boston Ballet is reporting that last season marked the company’s highest attendance levels in more than a decade and its best ticket revenues in the company’s 53-year history.”
Baltimore Symphony Receives $1.2M Gift To Bring Poorest Students To Concerts
“[The donation from Mark and Patricia Joseph] will more than triple the number of financially disadvantaged students who attend the orchestra’s popular midweek concert series for local schools … Officials explained that many children couldn’t afford the $10 ticket price, let alone the often-prohibitive cost of renting a bus.”
John Luther Adams Writes A Soundtrack For A Stroll Between Met Museums
Michael Cooper: “It was with some trepidation that I set out last week to try Soundwalk 9:09, a piece the Metropolitan Museum of Art commissioned from … the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. Composed of sounds recorded in the area, the work is intended for people to listen to on their smartphones as they make the eight-block walk between the museum’s mother ship, on Fifth Avenue, and its new outpost, the Met Breuer, in the old Whitney building on Madison Avenue. What if I did it wrong?”
Rise Of The Cyborgs, Or The People Who Have Cameras Permanently Implanted In Their Heads That Allow Them To Hear Colors As Sounds
“In more recent years she has been fitted with a chip implant in her elbow that wirelessly attaches to seismographs around the world, vibrating with varied intensity based on Richter scale readings. From such movements she choreographs dance concerts she calls Waiting for Earthquakes.”
Art Galleries Pop Up In Living Rooms (And Vice Versa) As Rents Soar
“Call it a response to an art world in which dealer representation is increasingly hard to come by; exhibitions are costly; and formerly affordable areas like Bushwick have priced out artists, forcing them to seek out scrappier locations in which to show their work.”
Are Emojis Killing English? (It’s A Seriously Idiotic Question)
“This statement isn’t just hyperbole, it’s got a truly spectacular number of incorrect assumptions packed into its seven words. In fact, it’s got so many levels of wrongness that it’s actually a fantastic opportunity to explore what language is, what language isn’t, and how emoji fit into this whole thing.”
How Did The First Live Stream Of A Broadway Musical Go?
“You do lose some of the vibrancy, some of the majesty and all of the camaraderie of being there in the theater, which is true whether it’s a live or a taped broadcast.”