“The entire film was surreptitiously shot inside of Disney World. … Though the filmmakers may have committed trespass when they broke Disney World’s rules and if it violated the terms of entry on their tickets, the film itself is a different matter. As commentary on the social ideals of Disney World, it seems to clearly fall within a well-recognized category of fair use.”
Tag: 01.22.13
Can Dance Companies Be (Partly) Saved By Merchandise?
“A recent sales breakdown yielded the following items sold during Nutcracker and the repertory season (a total of about 90 performances): 5,400 ornaments; 4,600 nutcrackers; 2,200 pieces of jewelry; 1,300 items of logo apparel; and 1,300 plush toys.”
When A Music Critic Covers Three Months Of John Cage Concerts
David Patrick Stearns: “Sometimes you need to submit to an artistic movement: Shelve as many doubts as possible, set aside questions about enjoyability, and just see what happens. … Often, I was happiest when I didn’t know how long the piece was going to be, making the experience like mountain hiking in dense fog: When you have no idea how close you are to the summit, the lack of anticipation grounds you in the moment.”
Claim: Smoking Ban Is Hurting Film Production In Wales
“The current legislation in Wales makes it impossible to film a lit cigarette as part of a scene. This is problematic for period dramas, which often feature cigarettes as a fact of period life.”
Irina Dvorovenko To Retire From American Ballet Theater
The 39-year-old will give her final performance as an ABT principal (dancing Tatiana in John Cranko’s Onegin) at the Metropolitan Opera House on May 18. (She will continue to perform as a guest with various companies.)
How To Create An Entire Musical In One Day
A new documentary titled One-Night Stand “goes behind the scenes of ‘The 24-Hour Musicals,’ a fundraising event in which teams of playwrights, composers, actors and directors write, rehearse and finally perform a 15-minute show over the course of a single, sleep-deprived day.”
Rochester Philharmonic – Coup In The Making?
“Rochester lawyer Eileen Buholtz has sought a ruling from Monroe County Supreme Court Justice Kenneth R. Fisher to adjourn the RPO’s annual meeting. It’s expected to draw nearly 500 people at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Eastman School of Music.”
Bolshoi Director Speaks About Attack
“I have provoked an aggression in somebody. Sooner or later this aggression was to take the shape of concrete action.”
Global Spending On Movies Up In 2012
“Spending on movie theater tickets grew 7 percent to $33.4 billion, while rental or purchase of discs fell 3 percent to $23.7 billion.”
Justin Beiber Just Surpassed Lady Gaga For Most Twitter Followers On The Planet (How’d He Do That?)
“What is the secret to Bieber’s Twitter success? For one thing, as you can see by the screen shot above, Bieber has tweeted about eight times more than Lady Gaga has.”