“Y Touring has been awarded nearly £1million by the Wellcome Trust to help fund a five-year theatre project about biomedical research and its implications for human health.”
Tag: 01.18.10
The Truth About Newton And the Apple
It didn’t bonk him in the head. The scientist told his first biographer that when “the notion of gravitation came into his mind,” it “was occasion’d by the fall of an apple, as he sat in contemplative mood. Why should that apple always descend perpendicularly to the ground, thought he to himself.”
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Gets $5M Challenge Grant
The $5 million operations grant from Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and his wife, Ophelia, a Stratford board member, “will be handed out in increments as other individuals and governments commit to giving to the festival.”
Religious Group Sends Audio Bibles To Haiti
“These are solar-powered audible Bibles that can broadcast the holy scriptures in Haitian Creole to 300 people at a time. Called the ‘Proclaimer,’ the audio Bible delivers ‘digital quality’ and is designed for ‘poor and illiterate people,’ the Faith Comes By Hearing group said.”
Tehran Symphony To Play Controversial Piece In Europe
Some prominent Iranian musicians say the Peace and Friendship Symphony “lacks the standards of a symphony to be performed in Europe” and will dishonor Iranian classical music. “Composed by Majid Entezami in last year, the symphony was originally entitled the Islamic Revolution Symphony, but it has recently been renamed for the European concerts.”
China Yanks Avatar Off 2-D Screens
“According to a report in the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, the move was made at the urging of propaganda officials who are concerned that ‘Avatar’ is taking too much market share from Chinese films and drawing unwanted attention to the sensitive issue of forced evictions.”
George Jellinek, Host Of The Vocal Scene, Dies At 90
“Jellinek created The Vocal Scene program in 1969, a year after he became WQXR’s music director. The weekly, one-hour show was devoted to opera and great opera singers. The show continued for 36 years, and was syndicated on classical stations around the country.”
Annie Baker, Julia Cho Among Blackburn Prize Finalists
Ten shortlisted female playwrights are vying for the $20,000 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, which will be announced in March.
And The Award For Best Video Game Score Goes To …
“The Ivor Novello awards, won by luminaries including Sir Paul McCartney and Sir John Tavener, will introduce a new category this year — best original video game score. … The Novello committee has concluded that the compositional skills required for an effective games soundtrack are equivalent to those for an original film or television score.”
What Legacy Will Vancouver’s Cultural Olympiad Leave?
“For three years, the arts festival has funded a wide range of performances and exhibitions, with the third and final instalment, an eight-week program, officially beginning on Friday. … But will eight weeks of extreme culture have any lasting impact? Does $20-million buy any sort of legacy?”