“On January 18, 1958, the first Leonard Bernstein ‘Young People’s Concert’ was broadcast live on television. Through the 1960s, the programs took off and were seen in 40 countries, alongside American exports The Flintstones and Bonanza. WNYC’s Sara Fishko considers Bernstein’s TV-friendly presence, in this episode of Fishko Files.” (audio)
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Elena Ferrante Is Becoming A Newspaper Columnist (In English!)
“Now, in her weekly column for the Guardian‘s Weekend magazine, Ferrante will share her thoughts on a wide range of topics, including childhood, ageing, gender and, in her debut article, first love. … The column will be translated by Ferrante’s regular collaborator Ann Goldstein.”
England’s Historic Cathedrals At ‘Severe Financial Risk’
“Cathedrals, which attract more than 10 million visitors a year, face spiralling costs of running, repairing and maintaining their buildings.” An investigation launched by the Church of England’s two archbishops found a “confusion of governance and management [that] has increased both operational and financial risks.”
Can A Gay French Countertenor Help Fix Classical Music’s Diversity Problem?
A reporter visits Philippe Jaroussky’s music academy in the banlieues of Paris, where children from working-class and immigrant families get free music instruction.
John Barton, Co-Founder Of Royal Shakespeare Company, Dead At 89
“As a playwright, with two ten-play dramatic cycles inspired by classical Greek drama to his credit, he enlarged the ambition and dimensions of theatre … Through his work as a director, and above all as a teacher, [he] changed the way we play and hear Shakespeare. His editing and literary carpentering restored neglected Shakespeare plays to the theatrical canon. He was a dramaturg, a literary manager, before the term was imported from the theatrical world of Bertolt Brecht.”
London’s Southbank Centre Is Losing Its Artistic Director
“Jude Kelly, one of the UK’s longest-serving and highest-profile arts leaders, is stepping down from the Southbank Centre after 12 years. … Kelly said she wanted to concentrate on the WOW – Women of the World festival she founded eight years ago, seeing its future as ‘a global movement’.”
V&A Museum’s Scottish Satellite Gets September Opening Date
“The £80m [Victoria and Albert] Museum Of Design Dundee on the banks of the Tay, housed in a dazzling building inspired by cliffs on the east coast of Scotland, is to open [on 15] September. Details were announced on Thursday for what will be the V&A’s first outpost outside London, and Scotland’s first design museum.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.18.18
Ken Burns, Collector, Gets An Exhibition
There’s nothing like a celebrity, even a person behind the camera instead of in front of it, to attract attention – sometimes even deservedly so. I think that is the case for an exhibition opening Friday, … read more
>AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2018-01-18
Women in jazz journalism on gender issues, in NYC MLK weekend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend ’18 was a big one for jazz in NYC, with the first Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center, a glorious Winter Jazz Fest, artists showcases at the conference … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2018-01-18
Acker Awards to Honor One-of-a Kind Artists
I don’t know what the late Kathy Acker, who died in 1997, would think of an award given in her name to non-conforming artists. I assume … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2018-01-18
Minnesota Orchestra To Be First Major American Orchestra To Go To South Africa
The orchestra will perform five concerts in the course of an 11-day tour (Aug. 8-19) with its music director, Osmo Vanksa, that also includes master classes and other community activities.
Claim: New UK Educational Policy Will Divide Society
At a time when creativity, teamwork, adaptability, critical thinking, communication and innovation have been recognised by educators, employers and government as fundamental building blocks for success in society and the workplace in the 21st century, England’s education policy is poised to permit only the brightest and wealthiest to access the creative subjects that will enable them to thrive in this brave new world.