“Rumblings of the company’s demise began when their website and Facebook page were taken down. … [Then,] an email communiqué … stated that the board of LehrerDance had terminated company founder and artistic director Jon Lehrer as of February 7 and ‘in consultation with its attorneys and accountants, is in the process of determining the organization’s financial status but has declared a halt to all operations of the company.'” Yet this may not be just another case of a small dance company running out of cash.
Tag: 03.09.18
Vladimir Jurowski Will Step Down From London Philharmonic
Just days after the news arrived that the Russian conductor will become music director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich in 2021, the London Philharmonic revealed that Jurowski will step down as its chief conductor when he starts in his new position.
Director Darko Tresnjak To Leave Hartford Stage
The Tony-winning director (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) will step down as artistic director when his contract expires at the end of the 2018-19 season. He has also served as artistic director of San Diego’s Old Globe Shakespeare Festival and directed the Broadway production of Anastasia; he makes his Metropolitan Opera this fall with Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila, which will open the house’s season.
Russian Law Finally Recognizes Contemporary Art As Art
“Previously, valuable works of art created fewer than 50 years ago were officially treated as ‘luxury goods’ and subject to 30% import dues. This changed on 29 January with the passing of a new law that is part of a radical revision of Russian art import-export regulations aimed at opening up the Russian art scene to the world.”
Director Of Ghent Museum Suspended For ‘Controversial’ Exhibit
The company in charge of the museum suspended Catherine de Zegher after months of mounting criticism and pending the results of an internal audit. Did she lie to the city’s cultural committee? Did she claim art historians had authenticated Russian avant-garde paintings when they had done no such thing – and then refuse to turn over any documents that would have supported her? Very, very possibly.
When Russia Banned This Director’s Movie, He Got All Kinds Of Congratulatory Emails – But He Says That’s Not The Right Reaction
Armando Iannucci: “This act of censorship gave me no joy; the overwhelming emotion has been one of sad disappointment that in the world of instant communication, and the anarchic dissemination of information, people still think it’s O.K. to ban stuff they don’t like. That they should ban a film making fun of repression is wonderfully ironic, I know, but I still don’t get any kick out of it.”
For Hilary Mantel, Critical Success Came Quickly, But Everything Since ‘Wolf Hall’ Has Gone Popular At Breakneck Speed
Mantel, who works during and through quite a lot of pain, her sudden but last popularity has been unexpected. “The books are not for all readers, and some complain that they’re too complex, too allusive. Yet, there they remain, the unicorn of the publishing world: thorny masterpieces that sell like iPhones.”
The Little Publisher That Could Get Comic Books From, And For, Everyone
The comic book publishing company Lion Forge is based in St. Louis, but is finding success with digital comics, including one about eating disorders that just won an award as one of the best graphic novels for teenagers. David Steward II, the founder and CEO: “For everybody to participate, you have to have representation that looks like everyone in this country. We’ve been careful to make sure that it is an inclusive line of characters. Kind of like the United Colors of Benetton [laughs], but it feels natural and organic.”
A South Korean Actor Has Died After Being Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Drama Students
Jo Min-Ki, a veteran of both stage and screen in Korea, was fired from his teaching role at Cheongju University’s drama department after accusations of rape and harassment. He was found dead just before he was due to be questioned by police. The #MeToo movement is having an impact in South Korea in general: “Jo is one of the a string of high-profile figures to have been accused of sexual misconduct in South Korea in recent weeks.”
Women In Argentina Demand Equal Representation In The Art World
In the middle of a 700,000-woman demonstration on International Women’s Day, the collective Nosotras Proponemos (“We Propose”) presented a manifesto of 37 demands. “Out of the 47 major exhibits at the National Museum of Fine Arts in the last five years, only two starred female artists. The National Prize of Honor has had 92 male winners as opposed to a mere five female ones since 1911. And the last arteBA art fair only had 30% women represented in their main section.”