“When the Arts & Science Council decides on the orchestra’s grant sometime after Aug. 31, the reduction might be as much $1.75 million – a 90 percent cut. That would equal nearly a quarter of the orchestra’s budget this season. For the orchestra, closing that gap while contending with the recession’s other blows would be a superhuman task.”
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Team Wins $1 Million Netflix Challenge
“Two front runners in the contest, Team Pragmatic Theory and Team Bellkor in Chaos, joined forces and submitted an algorithm that was 10.05 percent better than the one Netflix uses to recommend movies to its subscribers. The result was published on the Netflix Prize leader board on Friday.”
The Live Concert Was Supposed To Die. Instead…
“Part of the thrill of being present at a great concert is knowing that it’s happening in this place and time, among these people, and can never be experienced the same way again. It’s both a celebration of singularity and a reminder that life is finite and lived in one direction only.”
Tenor’s Ex-Wife Demands More Support
“After her husband was named Cardiff Singer of the World, Mrs Hvorostovsky gave up her career at his request so that she could travel with him. In 1991 they moved from Siberia to Moscow and in 1994 to England where they are still both living.”
Why Does Merce Cunningham Want To Shut Down His Company?
“Why break up so solidly established an ensemble? Because modern-dance troupes, which are almost always dominated by a single choreographer, have a notoriously poor track record of institutional survival after their charismatic founders pass away. Mr. Cunningham, by contrast, is more interested in preserving his fragile choreographic legacy than in keeping his company afloat.”
London’s Art Market Goes Flat
“Last year, London edged past New York to become the world’s top art marketplace by sales, thanks mainly to an influx of wealthy buyers from Russia, Asia and the Middle East who wanted to buy art closer to home. Now, midway through London’s summer art auctions, the same factors that once counted in London’s favor seem stacked against it.”
Carlos Acosta On The Ravages Of Dance
Anyone who knows anything at all about ballet knows that it’s unbelievably hard work. “We’re very strong-minded people. We learn to control the struggle. You wake up every single day to hammer your body, and you do it, and it does something to you.”
Vaclav Havel, Film Director?
“At the tender age of 72, he is preparing to add a new string to his bow. The former president of the Czech Republic is to direct his first film, an adaptation of his stage play Leaving.”
BBC Dominates TV Drama – Is This Healthy?
“Why not include ITV and Channel 4 drama within the definition of public-service broadcasting – because at the moment the BBC is heading towards a virtual monopoly of drama production.”