In 2011, “Hallberg became the first American principal dancer of the Bolshoi, the world’s largest ballet, with more than 200 dancers, an institution that’s remained at the center of Russian culture since its founding in 1776.”
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Should The U.S. Have A Secretary of Culture?
Roughly 50 other countries, including nearly all of the developed world, have a cabinet-level post devoted to the support of culture. Yet the United States has always resisted creating such a position. Would a Secretary of Culture improve U.S. government support of the arts and humanities or merely politicize it?
Anna Deavere Smith Performs MLK’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’
50 years ago this past April, Martin Luther King wrote, and The Atlantic published, what one scholar has called “twentieth-century America’s most quoted and inspiring manifesto in defense of humane civil disobedience.” In honor of the anniversary, Smith performed portions of the letter at this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival.
Toronto’s Notorious Mayor Is Now A Fan-Fiction (Anti-)Hero
The endless stream of controversy and scandal – culminating most recently in an alleged crack-smoking video – surrounding arch-conservative Mayor Rob Ford inspired one Toronto editor to devote an entire issue of her magazine to new fiction about him.
Steinway Sold To Investment Fund
“The deal is the latest twist for the 160-year-old piano maker, whose instruments can be found in concert halls and living rooms around the world. In recent years, the company, which is based in Waltham, Mass., has had to adjust to a weak economy and changing cultural tastes.”
Herzog & de Meuron Chosen To Design Major New Hong Kong Museum
“M+ is scheduled to be completed in 2017 and will be a key part of the city’s new cultural district, a waterfront development that will serve as home to visual and performing arts organizations. Planners hope the $642-million museum will become one of the world’s top modern and contemporary art destinations.”
What Successful Online Publishers Now Know: Quantity Matters
“It’s clear quantity does matter; otherwise, brands wouldn’t waste their time spending precious dollars across the beefed-up traffic sites as well as the higher-brow sites, like the New York Times or Slate.”
A Very Public Feud Between Russia’s Top Museums
“Can you imagine the directors of the National Gallery and the British Museum having a public spat over who should own what? At that level, however violent the emotions or bitter the resentment, arguments are settled in private. Not so in Russia.”
Why Cultural Districts Matter
Today, whether the question is “Where is the best place to bring up your family?”, “Where do knowledge workers congregate?” or “What attracts inward investment?”, “Cities with a rich cultural life” is the most common answer
More Art (This Time In Westmister Abbey) Defaced By Protest Group
The group Fathers4Justice: “Everyone is celebrating what the Suffragettes did 100 years ago and now we are doing the same type of thing to get equality for fathers in the justice system.”