The face of Johann Sebastian Bach has been recreated by experts at Dundee University more than 250 years after the German composer’s death.
Tag: 02.29.08
Finalists For Best Books About Theatre
Michael Billington’s The State of the Nation and a new biography based on the life of Rudolf Nureyev are among the six finalists shortlisted for this year’s Theatre Book Prize by the Society for Theatre Research.
Priorities – Should America Be Spending More On Prisons Than On Education?
“For years now, educators have been warning that U.S. society might soon be spending more on prisons than colleges. In five states, that moment has arrived.”
Sizing Up Candidates To Run The Guggenheim
“We are honestly thinking outside of the box. Let’s not forget that when Tom became foundation director, he was a professor at Williams and had been involved in starting the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. It was a big leap for him.”
Ruled By Our Memes?
“A meme is an idea or thing that is passed from person to person and is either adopted for its usefulness or other purpose — in some cases becoming a wildly popular idea that can’t be stopped — or abandoned to die a quick and ignoble death. British scholar Susan Blackmore says that human beings are being overrun by memes that want to use us for their own advancement.”
Warner, New Line, Merge Operations
“New Line will maintain separate development, production and marketing departments but will integrate those functions with its new parent division to cut costs and improve profitability, Time Warner said.”
Audible Tops $100 Million Revenue
Audible Inc., in the process of being acquired by Amazon, reported total revenue of just under $110 million in 2007, an increase of 34% over 2006.
Alvin Ailey Head To Retire
“Judith Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, announced on Thursday that she would retire in 2011. She plans to maintain her connection to the company, which she joined as a dancer in 1965, as artistic director emerita.”