“In a move designed to fill empty seats on the ground floor — and to fill coffers — both the Orlando Opera Company and the Orlando Ballet are discouraging next season’s subscribers from buying seats in [their theatre’s] balcony and trying instead to sell them mostly more expensive seats downstairs.” Not all of their fans are happy.
Tag: 04.19.08
Is Art Done With Religion?
“This idea that all artists are essentially humanists is a comforting myth for an agnostic age. There is little evidence to support it. It is, if you like, the agnostic’s delusion – because the very opposite is true. The greatest artists, from Matthias Grünewald in the 15th century to Benjamin Britten in the 20th, had a genuine Christian faith.”
Study: Older Americans Are Happiest
Eye-opening new research finds the happiest Americans are the oldest, and older adults are more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests. The two go hand-in-hand: Being social can help keep away the blues.
Painting Small – An Evident Appeal?
“In a time of glut and waste on every front, compression and economy have undeniable appeal. And if a great work of art is one that is essential in all its parts, that has nothing superfluous or that can be subtracted, working small may improve the odds.”