“Hale’s done what few other theater companies can do. They get people into the theater who perhaps have never been to a theater before. That said, if their operating budget has grown by $900,000 in one year alone, and in tough economic times, why do they need legislative support?”
Tag: 03.02.13
Restoring Olympic (Mural) Glory In Los Angeles
“‘We’re trying to leave them looking original, but well maintained … not freshly painted,’ he says. ‘When the colors look too bright, we cheat and add a little black or gray. We say: “Nah, nah, let’s back it up a little, let’s mess it up a bit!”‘”
Restoring Olympic (Mural) Glory In Los Angeles
“‘We’re trying to leave them looking original, but well maintained … not freshly painted,’ he says. ‘When the colors look too bright, we cheat and add a little black or gray. We say: “Nah, nah, let’s back it up a little, let’s mess it up a bit!”‘”
The Cities Of The Future Will Be Centered Around … Airports?
“As airports grow, argues Kasarda, they become more city-like. The shopping zone of Indianapolis International, he says, ‘really gives the feeling’ of a town square. There are 6,000 weddings a year at Stockholm Arlanda, the Rijksmuseum exhibits art in Amsterdam’s Schiphol, and the London Philharmonic is performing at Heathrow.”
What IS ‘Literary Fiction’?
Ask The New York Review of Books – or should we call that The New York Review of E-Books?
How Do We Fix Public Space That’s Broken? Some Ideas For L.A.
“It would be easy to conclude that these problems will always seem intractable, or that the chance to solve them has come and gone. But … the next mayor could make headway on every one of these issues.”
Canada’s Most Illustrious Arts School Faces Some Serious Crises
“Something very precious is at stake. Since the late sixties, when the leadership of the school passed to artist Garry Neill Kennedy and his circle of conceptual-art colleagues (many of them coming out of the trail-blazing California Institute of the Arts and other leading-edge art programs in the United States), NSCAD has functioned as a vibrant fulcrum between the U.S. and European capitals of culture.”
Why Is VH1 Paying For Instruments For Students?
“Schools have told us that the initial capital outlay for items like musical instruments is a big challenge. We offer packages so that schools can select whether they want band instruments or string instruments, or a keyboard or guitar laboratory.”
One Of Portland’s Two Evicted Theatres Finds A (Permanent?) Home
“The move, announced Saturday evening, provides a surprisingly quick solution to at least part of the performance-space crisis that cropped up last month when the owner of the Theater! Theatre! building on Southeast Belmont Street decided to convert the two auditoriums there into office and warehouse space for a retail tea business.”
Yes, Even Students Need Kickstarter
Dance prof: “I got a BFA and MFA in dance and never learned anything about the business aspect,” she said. “I don’t want my students to be in the position I was when I got out of school and suddenly realized I needed certain information to survive.”