“In 2012, total industry sales in the book business fell just under 1 percent over all, but those of downloadable audiobooks rose by more than 20 percent. That year, 13,255 titles came out as audiobooks, compared with 4,602 in 2009.”
Tag: 01.23.14
The Typical Arts Worker in Britain Is –
– a 34-year-old Londoner who makes just under £20,000 a year. She has a university degree, likely works two jobs (at least one of which in administration), has had five jobs in the past ten years, and isn’t being supported by anyone else. Behold the UK Arts Salary Survey 2013/14
Why Is Peter Pan Always Played By a Woman?
There are certainly teenaged boys who could do it, and J.M. Barrie originally wanted the stage role to be filled by a male. So how did we end up with Mary Martin and Cathy Rigby? A combination of historical happenstance and English labour law.
Why People Have So Much Trouble Recognizing Their Own Incompetence
“‘The best lack all conviction,’ wrote the poet W. B. Yeats, ‘while the worst are full of passionate intensity.’ Turns out he wasn’t just describing Europe after World War I. He was describing any given Wednesday.”
Carlos Acosta Meets Christiane Amanpour
The CNN superstar interviews the Royal Ballet superstar as he begins to wind down his ballet career. (He says he may do classical dance for only one more season.) (video)
Is TV’s Pilot Season Officially Dead?
And if so, what does a year-round schedule mean for actors?
Dance’s Injury Problem (Why Does It Have To Be This Way?)
“Ballet has for centuries been taught by its high priests like a sacred mystery, shut off from medical analysis of its principles. Given the horrendously high rate of injury it seems to entail (mostly related to repetitive strain rather than sudden accident), isn’t it time that a comprehensive review, informed by modern physiology, was made of its theories and practices?”
Want To De-Motivate Your Unconfident Kid? Praise Them
“As the researchers predicted, inflated praise led children with low self-esteem to choose the less-challenging assignments. For children with high self-esteem, it had the opposite effect, increasing the likelihood they’d pick the more difficult task.”
Ballet San Jose Makes Extra Budget Cuts Before Season Opener
“The South Bay’s major resident dance company, which has long struggled with its finances, announced Thursday that it will cut its sparsely attended Saturday matinees as well as replace its substitute recorded music for a live orchestra at its Feb. 14-16 performances.”
Show Us Your Audience Data, Says Arts Council England
“Arts Council England is to introduce new conditions on funding that would force its national portfolio organisations to share their audience data.”