“When the creative self is unjustly maligned, it sometimes feels the need to respond in a way that might well be even more interesting than the work (or the meal) under debate. That might not be good for business, but it’s good for the cultivation of celebrity status. Heck, it’s good for the creative vitality of a city and its myriad art forms.”
Tag: 05.22.14
Theatres Owe A Big Thank-you To The Churches That Host Them
“The idea of sticking a theater inside a church or synagogue offers benefits for both sides. Impecunious theaters get cheap space (often in prime locations) and can avoid a whole variety of licensing and other costs by producing within the footprint of a church. Many churches have more space than they need … and arts groups bring in people who might just end up going to services.”
Should Playwrights Be Nicer To Audiences?
“Nobody intends to drive audiences away, and one of the problems with theatre is that while nobody sets out to make work that is just so-so, an awful lot of that which ends up on our stages is exactly that.”
Olympic Peninsula Orchestra Fires Seattle Conductor Because He Was Too Ambitious
“Stern’s goals of ‘how to make the symphony effective for our community’ differed from the board majority who voted to end his contract. Stern’s goal was to make the symphony ‘a world-class orchestra. And we wanted a community orchestra,’ Whitney said.”
When Performers Turn Into Co-Creators
“It was clear from the start that musicians would need to contribute movement ideas because the musicians knew what their bodies were capable of doing while playing their instruments, and our goal was to create movement that was as natural and uncontrived as possible.”
What If We Added A Sex Scene To Moby Dick?
“Translation is assumed to be faithful, whereas the substitution of adjectives is clearly a game. Likewise, when we rewrite the book from memory, we are assumed to be doing so faithfully, to the best of our paltry ability.”
San Diego Opera CEO Would Not Have Gotten Big Payout If Company Shut Down, Says Contract
“[Ian] Campbell’s original 2006 employment agreement said he would receive his annual salary through 2017, even if the opera shut down. KPBS obtained a signed copy of an amendment to that employment agreement, dated June 26, 2010, stating that after 2013 the board could terminate Campbell’s contract with 30 days’ notice.”
Was It Unfair Of La Scala To Fire Alexander Pereira Before He Arrived?
“His plan was to bring four Salzburg productions to La Scala over the next three seasons, up to 2017, with further collaborations in the future … Pereira’s La Scala predecessor Stéphane Lissner did exactly the same: he put on four productions from Salzburg in his last four seasons. And by buying in shows from Salzburg, Pereira would have been saving La Scala money.”
British Equity To Develop Code Of Ethics For Casting Process
“The code of ethics will develop industry-wide standards to tackle perceived issues within what [Equity member Lubna] Kerr described as a ‘degrading casting process’, such as lack of communication and feedback, as well as bad treatment and last-minute changes.”
UK Tax Breaks For Theatre Could Bring In £120M
“Tax breaks for the theatre industry to be introduced this autumn could bring in £100 million for commercial theatre and £20 million for touring productions in coming years, Arts Council England’s chair Peter Bazalgette has said.”