The actor’s one-man version of Shakespeare’s Scottish play, set in a modern psychiatric ward, originated at the National Theatre of Scotland and had a brief run at last summer’s Lincoln Center Festival. It opens on Broadway in April, in time for Tony consideration.
Tag: 01.31.13
Languishing World Trade Center Arts Hub Gets Boost
“The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. approved $1 million to hire staff or consultants to conduct research to determine the cost of building the center, said Maggie Boepple, director of the center. The approval means that construction could begin in 2017, with a projected opening in 2019.”
Bolshoi Ballet Cancels Rite Of Spring Centennial Double-Bill
“The Bolshoi Ballet is canceling its new performance of The Rite of Spring after the violent attack of artistic director Sergei Filin. The production, choreographed by Wayne McGregor, was meant to celebrate” – alongside a reconstruction of the original choreography – “the 100th anniversary of Vaslav Nijinsky’s 1913 work, but has now been postponed until Filin returns to the company.”
North American Museum Body Tightens Rules On Acquiring Antiquities
The Association of Art Museum Directors, “which has 217 member museums in North America, announced a few more subtle tweaks to [its] guidelines, including requiring a public explanation on the AAMD’s website if a museum decides to acquire a piece despite gaps in its ownership record going back to the fall of 1970.”
A New Viral Video Lawsuit – Who Owns Your Image?
“A protest about control of an image paradoxically publicizes the image even more. It is unfair that the Technoviking made no money from his fame, but it’s too late to undo: his image has now passed into mythology, and so belongs to all of us.”
Why Is Folk Art Still Seen As Inferior?
“Despite rising interest in and scholarship about folk art — and even after the wholesale rethinking of several major American wings on the East Coast — the isolation of folk from academic is still the norm.”
How Small Museums Get It Right
“Perhaps because they are less susceptible to fads and fancies, small museums like Yale and the Parrish have the freedom to show art the bigger institutions won’t. These two newly reincarnated museums demonstrate that such institutions are indispensable.”