08.06.14 – Page 2 – ArtsJournal Wayback

London’s Actors Unions Want 10 Percent Pay Bump

“It is now campaigning for a 10% increase to the minimum weekly rate for performers appearing in shows at West End venues with a capacity of less than 800, and an 8% increase for those performing at West End theatres with a capacity above 800. West End performers on Equity contracts currently earn between £518 and £633 per week, depending on the size of the venue.”

Cool – Virtual Reality Puts You Inside The Movie

“As opposed to being completely first person or being interactive in a video game fashion, it’s as if somebody could essentially step into the movie and have the ability to look 360 degrees all the way around to see the action.”

How Do You Compose A Piece Of Music That Takes 1000 Years To Perform?

“One of the challenges in composing for such durations is the question as to how to keep the music playing on into an uncertain future,” composer Jem Finer explains in the campaign video.

Rome Theater Evicts Squatter Theater Artists After Three Lively Years

“The curtain will come down on Sunday on the three-year occupation of the Teatro Valle, putting an end to a self-management experiment that turned the storied theater here into a lively cultural hub. City officials have given the occupiers of the theater – a motley cast of actors, technicians, playwrights and sundry artists – until Aug. 10 to leave so that renovations can begin on the theater.”

How On Earth Did Robert Altman Get Away With Making Movies Like That?

“In a sense, Altman radically democratized movies, upending the Hollywood hierarchy of star over supporting player, story over atmosphere, emotion over all. … His films were raucous parties, too: he would assemble crowds of actors, give them the hint of a story, encourage them to improvise in Babels of overlapping dialogue and let the canny chaos spill onto the screen.”

Amsterdam Is Out Of Control, Says Rijksmuseum Director; Chill Out, Reply Amsterdammers

Wim Pjibes complains in an open letter that the city is “dirty, filthy, and too full”, with too many badly behaved visitors, hashish coffee shops, and whores in shop windows, not to mention a “medieval way of dealing with rubbish”. Opponents are not only calling Pijbes a killjoy, but suggesting that he’s in league with the forces “artwashing” the red-light districts for the sake of real estate interests.

Brooklyn’s Own Hasidic Rocker Chicks

They have multiple children; they cover their hair and knees and elbows; they perform for female audiences only. And their music fits right in at any Williamsburg or Lower East Side club. Meet the women of Bulletproof Stockings.

Meet The Woman Who Keeps The Metropolitan Museum’s Old Clocks On Time

“Visitors wandering among the Met’s paintings, mummies and other treasures probably don’t notice that every European clock on exhibit not only still ticks but also tells the right time. That’s because for 40 years, [Claire] Vincent, who oversees the museum’s European timepieces, has been making sure they are wound like clockwork.” (includes slideshow)

Canadian Ship’s Theatre Company Endangered By Bureaucratic Reclassification

“Since its launch in 1997, the Amara Zee has been designated a pleasure ship, which allowed for less-stringent regulations. But recently, the Canadian authorities notified the troupe that the vessel could no longer be classified as a pleasure craft. Mr. Kirby said the change would result in expenses the company cannot afford, including hiring a crew of professional mariners, meeting stricter and costlier regulations, and restricting travel routes.”

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