Ben Brantley: “Darkness is always more intense when you have glimpsed the sun. Much of the force of this invaluable troupe lies in its awareness that the light beyond the dark may be unreachable, but that it exists, tragically tantalizing, nonetheless.”
Tag: 04.19.11
Is The Alleged Fabrication In Three Cups Of Tea Beside The Point?
Laura Miller: “The evidence of Mortenson’s financial improprieties [with respect to his non-profit] is solid; just how much he may have lied about the recuperation and kidnapping stories in [his book] is both murkier and a bit irrelevant. It’s worth asking: Would it matter much whether either anecdote were true if Mortenson’s charitable work were above reproach and impeccably conducted?”
Met Opera To Go Ahead With Japan Tour
“The company had been evaluating whether to visit the disaster-ravaged country, particularly since some singers and musicians had reportedly expressed concerns about the safety risks.”
‘The Godfather Of Grunge,’ Jesse Bernstein
“Born in Los Angeles and diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic when he was in his teens, he was committed to Camarillo State Mental Hospital, escaped to the hippie scene of the Esalen Institute, hooking up with Ken Kesey’s magic bus and … before migrating to the Seattle music scene,” where he gave poetry readings as an opening act for Nrivana and Soundgarden.
Is Experimentation In Music Done?
“No matter what path of experimentation a new composer might attempt to clear, it has been previously explored at great length–generally by composers several generations removed.”
Why Classic Arts Philanthropy Sucks
“It’s worth restating that private philanthropists are less minded to give away their money at a time of economic penury, that the government has so far failed to create anything approaching a favourable tax system to generate a more fulsome culture of giving, and that individuals would rather give their money to sure-fire successes rather than as start-up cash for innovative new projects.”
Is The Dream Of A Universal Library Dead?
“The central issue is this: how can we make books and articles – not just snippets, but entire works – available to everyone, while preserving the rights of the works’ creators? To answer that, of course, we need to decide what those rights are.”
Ticketmaster To Offer “Dynamic” Ticket-Pricing For Arts Events
“Ticketmaster said Monday that it is introducing new technology to let artists and sports teams raise or lower ticket prices to reflect demand during the initial sales period — a move it said will crimp the profits of scalpers and boost revenue for performers and teams.”
Do Social Media Really Help Sell Broadway Tickets?
Ask Broadway insiders to say how many tickets have been sold as a result of all this social networking, and the look on their faces reads, “Server not found.”
Scientists Work On Unraveling Our Physiological Responses To Music
“Research is showing, for example, that our brains understand music not only as emotional diversion, but also as a form of motion and activity. The same areas of the brain that activate when we swing a golf club or sign our name also engage when we hear expressive moments in music.”