Danny Boyle “travelled out with producer Christian Colson after hearing the children’s illegal slum homes had been bulldozed by the city authorities. Shortly after arriving, Boyle said he would be pushing through his plan to buy the two families flats in Mumbai.”
Tag: 05.27.09
Runnicles On His Departure From San Francisco Opera
“David [Gockley] has this extraordinary legacy behind him in Houston. But I think David and I have different ideas about where the San Francisco Opera should be going, and those differences became apparent early on. … [O]f course one should aspire to have the finest singers. But singers are to opera what grapes are to wine. It’s the environment – what the singer is surrounded by, enriched by, supported by – that makes the difference.”
Seattle Art Museum’s New Director: San Diego’s Derrick Cartwright
“[He] is a scholar of North American art and architecture, 19th-century French art and the history of photography. … In San Diego, Cartwright is credited with building the Balboa Park museum’s international reputation, reaching out to a diverse community and enhancing the exhibitions and publications programs.”
Classical Radio Extends Its Reach In SoCal
“The L.A.-based public radio station [KUSC], which already simulcasts on outlets in Palm Springs, Thousand Oaks and Santa Barbara, has purchased KESC-FM (99.7) in Morro Bay and can now be heard throughout the area surrounding San Luis Obispo.”
The World’s First Horse Race Run To Live Music
This July in southern England, “[a] conductor will lead 12 members of the [Royal Philharmonic] orchestra and the [William Tell] overture will be played through loudspeakers all the way around the track for the benefit of the horses.”
An Evening Without Monty Python
That’s the title of a show to play L.A. and NYC this fall. It “will consist of short musical numbers and skits from past Python productions that were originally created by [Eric] Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.” No Python vets are in the cast, though Idle will direct.
In Upstate N.Y., Disgraced Salander Gets A Gallery Job
“Manhattan art dealer Lawrence B. Salander is trying to rise from the ashes of a 100-count indictment in a quaint storefront in pastoral Millbrook, New York, about two hours north of the city. … Dressed in a crisp, white linen shirt, Salander declined an interview request. He did say that he works at the gallery, that he didn’t own it and that his father-in-law, Donald Dowden, also works there.”
Bollywood Strike Shutters A Cinema In Queens
“In Mumbai, India, a seven-week-old strike by film producers has brought Bollywood, that country’s multibillion-dollar film industry, to a halt. The Eagle specializes in first-run Bollywood movies, and without a supply of new films, theaters like it around the world have had to screen old ones, dip into the pricier Hollywood and European film catalogs — or shut down.”
Spoleto, Others Eye $100 Million-Plus Stage Renovation
“The Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston’s largest performance venue and an essential stage for local arts groups and Spoleto Festival USA, will undergo extensive renovations beginning as early as 2011 if enough money can be raised to pay the hefty price tag. The project likely would cost more than $100 million,” and “a $20 million matching gift already has been committed.”
Even For The Most Acclaimed, Poems Won’t Pay The Bills
“No one should write poetry for money. No one can expect to make any money either. Even a Poet Laureate, or whoever gets to occupy the professor’s chair just vacated by Ruth Padel, will need other jobs, and other income, to make ends meet.”