“Since she joined NCCO in 2008, Salerno-Sonnenberg led the orchestra over a robust period of growth, including a Featured Composer program, commissioning eight new works and expanding the string orchestra repertoire, going on three extensive national tours, publishing three live recordings on her own NSS music label.”
Tag: 01.19.16
Netflix Keeps Growing Like Crazy
“Netflix said it finished the year with nearly 75 million members, for a net gain of 17 million new members. That level was even higher than the 74 million Netflix had projected for the year back in October, bolstering its image as a growing power in entertainment. The growth in subscribers — a key metric for investors — fueled a 23% jump in revenue to $1.82 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015.”
The Problem With Oscar Diversity Isn’t The Oscars, It’s The Movie Industry
“Decades from now, maybe it’ll be easier to discuss the Oscars without breaking everything down by ethnicity and gender. We’ll only need to change the entire makeup of the academy membership, not to mention the power structure of the film industry, for that to happen.”
‘We’re Screaming And Crying And Laughing’ – What It’s Like To Dance For Pina Bausch
“The work is very theatrical, but we don’t have any acting classes – we never did. We’re not actors. Pina put us in situations where people might feel we were acting, but we’re not. We might have been talking about something that happened to us, and she put it on stage.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.19.16
If Dance Can’t Pay Its Dancers, What Does It Mean To Be A Professional Dancer?
A survey of dancers in the UK last summer reported that “more than half of professional dancers earn less than £5,000 a year from their performance work.” That’s professional dancers. … read more
AJBlog: Diacritical Published 2016-01-19
AfAS Follow Up
“Art for art’s sake” is a concept that always generates discussion and passion. My last post (Art for Art’s Sake Revisited) was no exception. My good friend Andrew Taylor took me to task both for … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-01-19
Listening Tip: Zeitlin Plays Monk Live
Pianist Denny Zeitlin will play a solo concert, “Exploring Thelonious Monk,” this Thursday, January 21, at 9 PM PST. It will be streamed live on Jim Bennett’s “In the Moment” show at kcsm.org … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-01-19
Leftovers? Again?
Last Thursday when I came home from work, followed by a two-mile run and high intensity circuit workout, I was not in the mood to … read more
AJBlog: Field Notes Published 2016-01-19
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Dear Hollywood: Can We Have Some Definition Of Great Drama That Isn’t Just White Men Triumphing Over Adversity?
“Just two years after the much-touted breakthrough of “12 Years a Slave,” the best picture nominees announced Thursday, with a few notable exceptions, follow a dishearteningly repetitive story line of white men triumphing over enormous odds.”
A Call For Black Movie Industry To Boycott Oscars
“Director Spike Lee and the actress Jada Pinkett Smith announced they would not be attending the ceremony on Feb. 28.”
Berklee College Of Music And Boston Conservatory Agree To Merger
“The schools announced on Tuesday that their governing bodies had unanimously agreed to the deal, six months after they began exploring a merger. The neighboring schools have started an accreditation review process that is expected to be finished early this year. The combined school will be known simply as Berklee.”
Hartford Symphony Musicians Accept Pay Cut Management Demanded To Keep Orchestra Open
“The union faced a deadline of midnight Monday to agree to concessions. Without a vote accepting $450,000 in wage concessions, management said it would shut down the symphony.”
Bette Midler To Return To Broadway In ‘Hello, Dolly!’
Producer Scott Rudin “There has not been a new production in 50 years. Partly it was the difficulty of who could play Dolly. It had to be someone who could take it to a different level. Bette is the only one who can. Never has there been something more inevitable than her in this role.”