The Stage‘s anonymous West End Producer, in response to a reader request, lays out “the cardinal sins of auditioning.” For instance: “Avoid slagging off other directors or performers. We will usually know the people involved, and my casting director will often have slept with them – so they will be personal friends.”
Tag: 01.27.17
A 25-Year Search For The Secrets Of Gaga
“The film director Tomer Heymann entered – or barged – into the life of the Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin 25 years ago, first as his waiter at a cafe and then as the boyfriend of one of his dancers.”
Behold The Awesome Power Of The People’s Liberation Army’s Rooster Dance
A little gift for the Year of the Rooster. (video)
What London’s National Gallery Learned Giving Live-Streaming Gallery Tours
“Though we have seen uplifts in ticket sales during the days following broadcasts, it quickly became clear that the segment of our audience who have been most enthusiastic about the broadcasts are those who are not able to come to the National Gallery in person.”
Report On The State Of British Orchestras: Playing More, Earning Less
“The total number of concerts and performances staged by these organisations increased by 7% between 2013 and 2016, and audiences grew by 3%. Outreach programmes for children and young people saw a 35% increase in participation… Despite the growth in performances, total income among the group studied fell by 5%, with earned income, contributed income and public funding all showing decreases. Earned income continues to account for 48% of all income, while the proportion raised from public funding fell by one percentage point to 34%.”
For Philip Glass’ 80th Birthday, An 11th Symphony
Glass, responding to a question: “I’ve done quite a few operas, and probably close to a third to a half of them have political themes. It’s only really in the opera house, or in the theater, and sometimes in the dance hall, that the composer can initiate a discussion about social justice and politics. Mostly, we’re just writing. Symphony No. 11 doesn’t have any of that: It’s just about music.”
Tania Bruguera Pulls Work From Bronx Museum, Claiming It’s Complicit In Cuban Censorship
The artist, who has been detained and also jailed in Cuba, says, “There is a long tradition of artists withdrawing art [from exhibits] for moral reasons.” Now she’s going to join them.
Now, Conservatories Need To Train Students To Speak As Well As They Sing
As composers embrace a wide variety of vocal styles, “introducing budding opera singers to the experimental side of the genre isn’t necessarily a fool’s errand.”
The Black Women Who Made New York – And Reshaped The World
Women like Audre Lorde and Clara Hale didn’t just affect New York; they “likewise reshaped the ways in which nearly all members of society think about our relationships to one another. The legacy of these pioneers was on display last weekend all over the world, where humans of every gender, age and persuasion took to the streets.”
Magazines Submitted Little Fiction To The Contest, So A Prize Fades Away
Author Anthony Marra: “Writing, editing, and publishing short stories in literary magazines is a labor of love for all involved. … They aren’t clickbait. They don’t make much noise or much money. And yet the best of them long outlast the paper on which they were first printed.”