“Only relatively recently have classical music ensembles started to regard their names as opportunities for creativity. Pop musicians have always had a healthy regard for names. They understand that a name is an opportunity to create an image and that it makes sense for that image to convey something about their intentions.”
Tag: 05.16.10
Why Political Memoirs Are So Disappointing
“The astonishing thing about political memoirs is that we keep buying them. Just as governments, however bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at the outset, inevitably let us down, so politicians’ autobiographies generally turn out to be sensationally disappointing.”
Does ‘Gay’ Matter On Canadian Stages?
“We haven’t been that big on outing our stars in Canada. The music business, I guess, has the most free-speakers and even then, once you’ve pointed to k.d. lang, Ashley MacIsaac and Rufus Wainwright, the pickings get kinda slim. But once you get into the world of actors, there are a lot fewer willing to stand up and be counted … as I discovered this week, especially those who act in the more conventional or commercial theatres.”
Broadway Had A Bad Year For Women
“In the same year in which Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Academy Award as best director, for “The Hurt Locker,” the frustration among Broadway artists over the lack of great opportunities and epic-size characters for women is anything but below the surface.”
Barnes Works To Raise Money For Move
A “study estimates the facility would have an annual economic impact of $50.32 million, create 1,960 jobs during its construction and development period, and 740 permanent jobs. Additionally, it says the Barnes will generate $3.86 million in state and city taxes annually.”
25 Years Of San Francisco Ballet
“Helgi Tomasson’s 25th anniversary season as artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet reveled in diverse choreography and alert, expressive, occasionally transcendent dancing, but it also chipped away at a couple of lingering fantasies about Tomasson’s artistic policy.”