“Consulate officials accused Shen Yun of ‘propaganda’ that uses a message of compassion and peace to disguise ‘the truth and to realize their evil purpose of exerting mind control over them’.”
Tag: 05.06.16
A Need For Defining Canadian Content (And Why It Matters)
“Despite the nationalist sentiment that originally drove them, Canadian cultural regulations have wisely tended to focus on the citizenship of the creators rather than recognizable settings or prescribed themes. The best definition of Canadian content remains a tautology: It’s content created by Canadians.”
Memphis Symphony Takes A Bold Step To Reinvent Its Business Model
The partnership will be built on three strategies: music performance, music training and community engagement. “This isn’t just about cutting costs, but adding value. We believe this is a valuable model that should be observed throughout the field of symphony orchestras across the United States.”
Did This Guy Just Buy A Renoir Online For 700 Euros?
“Lyon resident Ahmed Ziani, who has been buying and selling art after losing his job as a mechanic, may have stumbled across a long-lost masterpiece by French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Browsing classifieds site Le Bon Coin, Ziani thought he was buying an unsigned piece by 18th-century artist Vernet, and offered €700 for the work.”
Here’s How To Get Butts Into The Met Opera’s Empty Seats
“The answer, it seems to be, is a refinement and great expansion of the existing Rush Ticket program (as originally backed by the sainted Agnes Varis.)” La Cieca explains how exactly this would work, complete with (“take a deep breath,” she warns) math.
For Cuba’s Modern Dancers, The Future Is Wide Open
“Watching a class in técnica cubana is heady: very familiar and then suddenly not, as torsos contracting in Graham style turn ultra-sinuous, ultra-African, or a standard ballet exercise swerves into the gestures of an Afro-Cuban god. Yet the alloy is coherent and potent. It’s a great, under-recognized invention that develops dancers of extraordinary strength with the agility to manage all of its wild twists.”
The NYT Comes Down In Favor Of A Privately Funded And Run Arts Park
“One persistent critic, the City Club of New York, asks on its website: ‘Should private donors determine the future of public places?’ But noblesse oblige is no problem for budget-strapped officials like Mayor Bill de Blasio. ‘I know a good deal when I see one,’ he said.”
Cuba’s Ballet Nacional Considers How To Change As Gracefully As It Can
“Ms. Alonso likes to say that she will live to 200 and will still be running the company 100 years from now. She has never chosen a successor. Ask anyone involved with the Ballet Nacional what happens ‘after Alicia,’ and you get shrugs and sighs. Change must be coming but probably not while Ms. Alonso is in charge.”
Is The Only Way To Combat Hollywood’s Sexism Controlling The Means Of Production?
“The studio said, ‘can you make her more likeable?’ … And we said absolutely not. I will not make her more likable. This is an actual depiction of a female girl and look how well she’s been received. So they can suck it.”
The Met’s Box Office Numbers Are Grim. What’s Next?
“Mr. Gelb said that the Met planned surveys and focus groups and would open more dress rehearsals to students and work to expand educational offerings. He said that since the company’s softest sales came in winter, he was weighing a midwinter break.”