Those who bemoan the state of American theater should consider this sobering fact: even for its most successful playwrights and directors, it’s a world without money or security.
Tag: 01.17.08
Will “Capital Of Culture” Hype Backfire On Liverpool?
The “constant reiteration that Liverpool has reinvented itself protests too much and ends up reinforcing the metropolitan prejudices it seeks to dispel. Yet if culture is subsumed into a regeneration agenda that aims to create the elusive buzz needed to attract tourists and investors, it runs the risk of avoiding those areas that are too ambiguous for this feel-good message.”
The New Political Artists
“We are living through an exciting time for political art. The central figure in this group is Banksy, but although he attracts most of the press coverage, he is surrounded by a growing band of talented, politically committed artists.”
US, Italy, Work On Better System For Sharing Art
“A revelation that surprised the Italians is that US museums currently loan many more objects to Italian institutions than the reverse. The imbalance is due in part to Italy’s increasing interest in mounting temporary exhibitions of impressionism, post-impressionism and modern art, areas in which US museums have extensive holdings.”
Ex-Monty Python Star’s Opera A Hit
“Evil Machines, a new opera devised and directed by Monty Python star Terry Jones, looks set to come to London. Starring singing tumble-dryers, a giant red telephone and a 15ft-tall vacuum cleaner, it has just opened in Portugal, to standing ovations.”
China’s Writers Struggle With Change
“Those who despair at the current situation in China – the lack of appetite for serious literature, the pressures of market and censorship on writers to stop writing – should look to the writers brave enough and smart enough for these challenging times.”
Directors’ Guild Scores Win With New Media Contract
“They got jurisdiction over all but the most low-end Internet production. They got a toehold in Internet streaming that could prove lucrative for popular skeins. And most significantly, they made a big leap on an issue that’s been a sore spot for decades for directors and writers by securing a residual formula for paid downloads based on distributors’ gross.”
Florence Considers Plan To Move David
“Florence has reached an unsustainable level of tourists. The actual site of David in the centre of town is logistically unfortunate. It would be beneficial for everyone to move it so that the tourist area can be enlarged and decongested.”
Van Gogh Sketchbook Found?
A sketchbook believed to have been Vincent van Gogh’s containing portraits similar to those in his most famous works has been found in Greece
Baryshnikov Center Gets A New Director
The Baryshnikov Arts Center has appointed the former director of creative services at Carnegie Hall, Stanford Makishi, as its new executive director.