“Its fund-raising has slipped, its days of operation have been slashed from six to four, and roughly a fifth of its staff was laid off this year.”
Tag: 05.10.13
Why The Live Audience Experience Matters
“The indelible memory of that wonderful whoop is one of the reasons why I keep on going to live performances night after night. Sure, it’s easier to stay home and fire up your television or stereo–but you’ll probably be the only one whooping. It’s a lot more fun to do it in a crowd.”
Movie Special Effects Workers Are Overworked And Unhappy
“They claim they are overworked, underappreciated and claim talented artists could leave the industry.”
Why Culture Comes Under Attack (A Short History)
As Czech historian Milan Hubl once said: “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long the nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was. The world around it will forget even faster.”
Two Years After Strike, Detroit Symphony Triumphs At Carnegie Hall
“The cheers at the venue put an exclamation point on the remarkable turnaround the DSO has made since the end of its debilitating six-month strike in 2010-11. The strike left the institution deeply scarred and teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Two years later, the DSO has taken key steps to rebuild its business model, launched innovative programs designed to nurture new audiences at home and abroad and filled its depleted ranks with a steadily growing crop of A-list musicians.”
Sydney Theatre Co. Launches $20 Ticket Program
“In a major new arts funding partnership, Sydney Theatre Company and Suncorp have announced a deal that will make a selection of tickets available for just $20 for every STC performance.” The scheme, a longtime plan of artistic directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett, is modeled on the Travelex £10 ticket program at the National Theatre in London.
Warhol Superstar Taylor Mead Dead At 88
“[He] was the quintessential Downtown figure. He read his poems in a Bowery bar, walked as many as 80 blocks a day and fed stray cats in a cemetery, usually after midnight.” Mead estimated that he appeared in 130 films in all, including 11 by Warhol.