The grant is to establish at France’s flagship art museum some of the youth-oriented programs that are common in U.S. museums: multimedia and “hands-on” displays, “DVDs, online features and lessons-in-a-box or lessons-on-a-cart that can circulate in the schools.”
Tag: 03.10.09
Critics Concur: Jane Fonda’s Return To Broadway Outshines Its Vehicle
Lisa Fung rounds up reviews, from New York and Los Angeles to London and Atlanta, of Moisés Kaufman’s 33 Variations. Typical is Peter Marks of The Washington Post: “She not only manages to transcend time, but also the material… [which is] little more than a handsomely annotated music lesson.”
The Ten Foundational Pillars Of The John Leonard Lexicon
Andrew Leonard: “I recently completed a comprehensive computer analysis of my father’s collected works and confirmed what I have long only suspected: 97.4 percent of everything that ever emanated from his typewriter, keyboard or mouth can be safely ignored. All that verbiage is utilitarian scaffolding, employed to hold up 10 critical words.”
Seattle Study: Corporate Contributions Have Plummeted
“The recession is hitting Puget Sound arts and cultural organizations hard, calling for bold steps to manage through the crisis, a study of local arts groups found. Endowments and contributions are down anywhere from 5 to 50 percent. Corporate contributions have fallen 20 to 50 percent overall, and in several cases dropped completely. … While some organizations are actively addressing the crisis, others are responding more cautiously and still others ‘seem to be in denial,’ the report said.”
Kimmel Center Could Take A Lesson From New Tully Hall
“As I walked up to 65th and Broadway one recent evening, Tully’s interior, bubbling with cafe life, had a way of waving me over. The auditorium itself offered close contact with the sound. Intermission was a snug but not claustrophobic experience. Overheard conversations tended to be about the music. The Kimmel isn’t quite like this, not yet.”
An Unlikely Match: Prisoners Doing Musical Theatre
“Some might scoff at the notion of mixing culture with prison and claim that this is not what prisons are for, but that would be to miss the point. On the evidence of two hours in Wandsworth nick, this is what rehabilitation is all about and precisely the kind of approach that can – for some – make prisons more effective.”
Canada Streamlines TV, Film Funds To Target Digital Media
“The federal government announced yesterday that it is streamlining funding for film and television content, in an aim to adapt to the digital age and create fiercer competition among broadcasters for government dollars. Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore unveiled the Canada Media Fund,” saying “that Canadian consumers, particularly younger ones, are demanding greater choice in how they view programming and that both government and broadcasters must adapt.”
A Portrait Of Shakespeare? The Evidence Is A Little Thin.
“On the evidence adumbrated so far, it seems to me to be to be highly unlikely that the Cobbe portrait is a true lifetime portrait of William Shakespeare, as widely reported today. I’m assuming … that Professor Stanley Wells, who has led the charge towards the identification, has something else up his sleeve – because so far the case seems rather unconvincing.”
Scottish Government Gives £2M To Help Festivals Thrive
“Edinburgh’s 12 festivals are to share £2m of funding to encourage more home-grown work. This year’s money comes from the Scottish Government’s Expo Fund, a £6m pot set up in 2008 to be shared out over a three-year period. The funding was announced by Culture Minister Mike Russell, who said the government was ‘determined’ to ensure the festivals continue to flourish.”
Beauty Queen Tony Winner Anna Manahan Dies At 84
“Anna Manahan, an actress renowned in Ireland who earned belated recognition in the United States for her Tony-winning portrayal of a physically feeble but monstrously manipulative old woman in Martin McDonagh’s play ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane,’ died Sunday in Waterford, Ireland.”