Our roundup of stories chronicling evolution of thinking about the relationships between artists and audiences. Stories on why donors stop giving to the arts, how the physical world gets in the way of audiences used to the ease of clicks, and some skepticism about “diversity and democratization” in the arts.
Tag: 04.24.16
Money, Diversity And Power: This Week’s Top AJ Stories
This week: Do the Met Museum’s financial woes say anything about today’s museum business? Who wants to see art in mobbed museums anyway? Prince’s career as a control freak. A realignment of power in cities. And diversity as fetish object.
Congolese Music Star Papa Wemba Collapses And Dies While Performing
“In a career spanning almost half a century, Wemba became known as the ‘the king of Congolese rumba.’ He was also a style icon, popularising the cult movement known as the Sapeurs.”
A German Orchestra Goes Up Against Turkey In Row Over A Term For Genocide
“Turkey’s delegation to the European Union demanded the European Commission withdraw 200,000 euros ($224,500) in funding for the concert. The commission ultimately maintained its financial support, but asked the orchestra to not mention genocide and has removed any mention of the event from its website.”
Harvard’s American Repertory Theatre Is Always Incubating The Next Hot Broadway Show
“The A.R.T. currently has 10 productions—including the likes of Once, Pippin, Finding Neverland, and Sleep No More—in or about to hit theaters around the world. It has sent eight productions to Broadway.”
Why Katy Pyle Created A Queer ‘Ballez’ Company
“I just don’t believe in neutral. I want to use this form to show that people are still carrying these subconscious judgments and ideas about how we should behave in relation to each other, how we should look and move, and what’s possible and what’s allowed.”