04.27.14 – ArtsJournal Wayback

Orlando Ballet, Refugees From Killer Mold, Finally Get New HQ

“Eight months after mold forced the Orlando Ballet from its longtime home, the dance company could be moving to new headquarters in a prime location, Orlando’s Loch Haven Park.”

A Wing And A Prayer: Putting Together A Living As A Roving Church Musician

“And you don’t always think about how difficult it is to succeed in a field that requires you to be able to bounce from one singing gig on Newbury Street, hop a Green Line car and bang out another in Newton, before zooming back to Harvard Square for the final performance of the day.”

A World Cup For Pole Dancing

“Contestants from 36 countries climbed, gripped and did splits on poles during the three-day competition in Rio de Janeiro.” The competition, open to men and women alike, has a top prize that can run up to around $30,000. (video)

What Buddhism Really Says About Reincarnation

For Buddhism (as opposed to Hinduism), a better word is rebirth, argues scholar Jay Garfield – and while Buddhism itself doesn’t necessarily require a belief in rebirth, actual Buddhists probably do.

British Library Unveils Newspaper Reading Room As Print Teeters On The Brink

“The collection’s oldest English-language newspaper title was published in Amsterdam in 1620 and covered news from Italy, Germany and Bohemia.”

We’re Going To Lose Net Neutrality. Now What Do We Do?

“If this is the end of net neutrality as we know it, it is not the end of the line for fair and equitable Internet access. Indeed, the commission’s decision frees Americans to focus on a real long-term solution: supporting open municipal-level fiber networks.”

Bronx Dance Company Hopes To Thrive In New Home

“No other borough refers to itself in that way, talking about movement and culture. We are known in the world as the Boogie Down. When you come to the Bronx, you got to get down, move your body and get funky.”

Rehired At Minnesota, Osmo Vänskä Has To Figure Out How To Rebuild The Depleted Ranks

“With resentment toward Mr. Vanska still simmering among board members over his resignation and subsequent actions, there seemed to be a strong feeling, even among those willing to contemplate his rehiring to begin with, that his powers should be limited: that he should be named principal conductor, perhaps, rather than music director, a title that has considerable administrative duties and social demands.”

Wait, Police Detectives Aren’t Real?

Apparently, this is a problem for some (many) people: “By exaggerating the role and conduct of the police, television crime dramas ‘undermine due process’ and legitimise the ‘maverick’ side of policing.”

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