Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland’s second city and the host of Great Britain’s first year-long City of Culture programme, has seen both ticket sales and sponsorship running well below expectations. The province’s culture ministry warns that some events may have to be cut as a result, though the programme’s management remains optimistic.
Tag: 05.01.13
Surreptitious Theater In The NY Public Library Reading Room
“For three pairs of readers scattered among the laptop-laden tables, wearing special headphones hooked up to iPod Nanos and shuffling through a pile of suspiciously literary books, the act of reading was transformed into a strange – and sometimes very loud – drama of turning pages, pointing fingers and eerily drifting thoughts.”
British Dancers Launch Campaign To Improve Working Conditions
“Dancers United UK, a campaigning body that has been founded by working artists in the industry, wants to put a stop to unpaid work, which is often advertised as ‘good exposure’, and to establish guidelines for minimum rates of pay. The founding members also want to tackle issues such as guaranteed lunch breaks, the availability of drinking water on sets and payment for overtime.”
Does Classical Music Need More Shock Of The New?
“Today, The Rite of Spring is practically an audience favorite and rioting in concert halls is unthinkable. But is this a good thing? Does classical music need more shock value, more scandals?”
Why Does All Innovation Suddenly Have To Be “Disruptive” Innovation?
The Term has become “an all-purpose technology industry buzzword, drained of meaning. A “synergy” for our time. This is a shame, because while all innovation is great, the idea of disruptive innovation as a distinctive kind of innovation has real value.”
Filmmakers Worry That New York’s New Gun Laws Could Limit The Guns They Depict On Screen
Officials in the movie and television industry say the new laws could prevent them from using the lifelike assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that they have employed in shows like “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and films like “The Dark Knight Rises.”
UK’s New “Instagram” Act Shreds Copyright (Do You Know Where Your Pictures Are?)
“The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act theoretically aims to make it easier for companies to publish orphan works, which are images and other content whose author or copyright can’t be identified. But whereas in the past, orphan works were often out-of-print books and historical unattributed photos, today millions of images are quickly orphaned online, as they move from Instagram to Twitter to Facebook to Tumblr without attribution along the way.”
E-Books, Libraries And The Role Of Democracy
“We have every interest in seeing that publishers remain sustainable enterprises and that authors are paid fairly for their work. But those economic imperatives must be considered alongside the role of libraries in a democratic society. The challenge is to ensure that the information revolution provides more, not less, access for the public.”
MoCA Show, A ‘Pacific Standard Time’ Centerpiece, May Be Cancelled
With Frank Gehry having withdrawn and other architects concerned about curator Christopher Mount’s approach, and with installation unlikely to be complete by the scheduled June 2 opening, MoCA Art is reportedly on the verge of abandoning the exhibition, “A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California”, altogether.
Hey, British Arts Orgs – Want More Funding? Ask Brussels
“The current European Union culture fund draws to a close this year, to be replaced by a new support programme for the cultural and creative sectors, Creative Europe. Given the diminishing funding pot in the UK, is it worth UK arts organisations looking again to Europe for growth?”