“The idea for the collaboration, unique among American theaters, developed organically in discussions between the artistic and managing directors of the two theaters, then came to fruition as teams from the production, casting, marketing and box office departments of both organizations got involved.”
Tag: 04.09.13
Runaway Ballet Star Sergei Polunin Resurfaces In Moscow
English National Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo “has said missing Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin is ‘in Moscow and is OK’, following his sudden departure from a London show. Polunin left Midnight Express days before its UK premiere. Last year, he unexpectedly quit the Royal Ballet.”
At Least One US Visa Procedure For Artists Is Becoming Easier
“United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has announced that, effective April 30, 2013, artists and performers (as well as everyone else) entering the U.S. will no longer receive physical I-94 forms. The process will now be electronically automated!”
Margaret Thatcher’s Complicated Relationship With British Cinema
By slashing state funding and eliminating a postwar tax on box office receipts, she completely transformed the workings of the British film industry. Her government inspired an entire genre of oppositional films by the likes of Ken Loach, Mike Leigh and Peter Greenaway – yet her ministers also created Channel Four.
Nashville Symphony Faces Bankruptcy Or Foreclosure On Concert Hall
“Though the Nashville Symphony continues to negotiate with lenders on the $102 million in debt tied to construction of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the symphony could see its building put up for sale to the highest bidder on the courthouse steps.”
Bolshoi Ballet Management’s Chief Antagonist Sues Theater
Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the aging principal dancer and Russian media star who has questioned if Sergei Filin (his boss) was really attacked with acid, compared Bolshoi management’s criticism of his behavior to Stalin-era purges, and demanded on TV that he be made Bolshoi general director, has asked the court to order that two recent reprimands be removed from his personnel file.
More And More TV Viewers Can’t Limit Themselves To One Screen At A Time
“Online video is on the rise globally and TV viewers are increasingly multitasking – perhaps searching the web or using social media – during their tube time, a new survey suggests.”
Indian Publishing’s Hottest Genre: Hindu Mythology
“Combining the appeal of fantasy and historical fiction, Indian mythology now reaches from graphic novels to business books. And the genre’s growing popularity is yet another story of how tradition in India has adapted to development, with the attendant gains and losses.”
West End Audience Votes To Keep Anti-Margaret Thatcher Song In Show
“The song, Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher, kicks off the second act of the musical which is set during the 1984-85 miners’ strike. It was included in the performance as normal after the audience voted “overwhelmingly” to keep it in.”
Tenor Gets Time Wrong, Misses Entire First Act
“Canadian opera singer Lance Ryan was missing from the production of Wagner’s opera – the third in the famous Ring cycle.”