“The Pennsylvania Ballet will no longer be the country’s only major ballet company without its own school, the latest pirouette in its remarkable turnaround from the brink of insolvency two decades ago.”
Tag: 04.25.12
Yale Rep Gets $18M To Finance New Plays
“The Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theater announced on Wednesday that they had received an $18 million gift – the largest in their history – to finance the creation of new plays and musicals through commissions to writers, developmental workshops and productions at both Yale Rep and other theaters that stage the work.”
Renzo Piano’s ‘Narcissistic’ Malta Project Under Attack In Parliament
The opposition leader described Piano’s plan for the area around City Gate in Valletta – which includes a new Parliament building already under construction – as a “narcissistic” pet project of the Prime Minister and criticized the €80m venture’s financing.
How’s David Hallberg Doing At The Bolshoi? He’s Questioning
“There was this hype of me coming, and this attention of people watching, and expectation. And sometimes I struggle with the thought that I am really not good enough to be in this position. … And it even boils down to these simple steps that I have been doing my whole career. I am doing them so differently now and I am questioning them so differently. … Sometimes I even question: Am I losing who I am? Am I losing what made me as a dancer?”
Philadelphia Orchestra To Begin China Residency Next Month
“The orchestra’s May 28-June 6 residency and tour of China, details of which were to be announced Wednesday in Beijing and Philadelphia, was hatched in a matter of months – five full orchestral concerts in four cities, master classes, chamber concerts, many other ancillary events, plus plans stretching five years into the future.”
Study: Kids Who Study Music Are More Empathetic
“In a year-long program focused on group music-making, 8- to 11-year old children became markedly more compassionate, according to a just-published study from the University of Cambridge. The finding suggests kids who make music together aren’t just having fun: they’re absorbing a key component of emotional intelligence.”
If The Internet Is Killing Retail Stores, How Should We Rethink Downtowns?
“We’re shopping on the internet. Recession is killing the big chains. So what should we do with the streets that were once the heart of our communities?”
The Death Of Newspaper Sports Cartooning
“They blended the skills of a caricaturist and the mind-set of a columnist. They were entertainers and ink-stained jokesters. They were newsroom denizens and deadline artists who churned out five or six cartoons a week that received prominent display. If they possessed power, it was that they drew players, owners and managers in ways that reporters could not with their words.”
The Rise Of TV-Like Programming On YouTube
“With regular weekly shows and viewer-friendly playlists, they are indeed slightly more televisionlike than the millions of mostly homemade videos that surround them. But the harder they try to resemble television, the less interesting they are.”
UK Culture Secretary Under Fire For Role In Murdoch Media Deal
“Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt defended his conduct during News Corporation’s takeover bid for BSkyB today as he battled for his political life amid demands for his resignation over claims that he was a “cheerleader” for Rupert Murdoch’s company.”