“Single-ticket sales are growing for 37 percent of the surveyed organizations, and 75 percent reported stable or increased individual giving. But nearly half (49 percent) of those surveyed reported reduced government support, and more than a third said they had seen a decline in corporate support. Foundation support declined at 30 percent of the organizations and increased at 19 percent.”
Tag: 04.11.10
A Cave Organ In Nature
The Great Stalacpipe Organ is “a unique instrument that uses cave formations to make music. Conceived and built in the 1950s by mathematician Leland Sprinkle, the organ produces tones using rubber-tipped mallets to strike stalactites as its keys are played. It took Sprinkle three years and 2500 tries to find the right 37 formations to serve as natural chimes, ranging over five octaves.”
Is Some Horror Too Much For Art?
“Some have argued that art is fundamentally ill-equipped to capture a horror as unthinkable as the Holocaust. (The German critic Theodor Adorno’s assertion that “to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric” is usually simplified into a moral injunction against art about the Holocaust.) In this discussion, “Kapò” has often been held up as an exhibit for the prosecution.”
How Robert Iger Has Transformed Disney
“Deep is not a word that most people used to describe Mr. Iger when he took control of Disney five years ago. The new take on Mr. Iger? Let us count the ways: One of the most aggressive dealmakers in media…”
Has Pop Culture Changed Politics?
Duh. Of course. But as pop culture alters reality and our sense of authenticity, it’s worth trying to understand how…
Report Card: Rocco Landesman’s Tranformation Into NEA Head
“Mr. Landesman is not exactly the Washington type; he is a fast-moving, risk-taking entrepreneur who is colorful (his passions include horse racing, gambling, baseball and alligator cowboy boots) and blunt. Now Mr. Broadway is busy transforming himself into Mr. Bureaucracy. It has been, he confesses, a bit of a challenge.”
The Improbable TV Musical That Is “Glee”
There are lots of music and dance contests on television, and lots of comedies, but at the moment there isn’t a musical sitcom quite like “Glee.”
Reconceiving Dance As “Event Platform”
“Four choreographers — Ralph Lemon, Juliette Mapp, Trajal Harrell and Melinda Ring — will each conceive a platform: performances and ancillary events based on original concepts. Each platform features a catalog, which illuminates ways in which choreographers and dancers approach art making.”
Looking To The Bay Area – Rethinking The Broadway Musical
“In the world of musicals, where producers tend to favor mass appeal over experimentation, the passion for — and success at — developing quirky work in the Bay Area is leading many people to re-evaluate their opinions of musicals, attracting new audiences to the genre.”