“Television was once such a comfort. Now it’s wants to make me nervous. From its rude jokes to unpleasant subject matter, it aims to repulse. At the very least, the upcoming season’s shows seem calculated to make politeness seem out of date.”
Tag: 08.08.10
Is There Money In Hip Hop Dance?
“The market for professional hip-hop dance crews has evolved in recent years, with films such as Step Up 3D, reality television, and amateur videos online fueling demand for showcases of popping, locking, and other signature styles of the once-underground pastime. But earning a living through hip-hop dance is still difficult at best.”
The Music Industry Is better. Or Is It?
“Music industry up 5% in 2009”, “Music piracy crisis ‘over’ as industry revenues rise to £3.9bn”, “Consumer spend on live music hit a record breaking £1.5bn”, screamed headlines the other day. Great news! So what have all these artists and record labels been going on about, complaining about what a dire state the music industry is in?
Bolshoi Names New Music Director
“Vassily Sinaisky will replace avant-guard composer Leonid Dessiatnikov, who was appointed to the post in September 2009 and whose contract was set to run through December 2011.”
American Folk Art Museum Fights For Survival
“Six months after disclosing that it could no longer make payments on the $32 million it borrowed through a bond issue to finance the building, the museum is still in protracted negotiations to restructure its debt with the company that insured its bonds.”
The Problem With Story Ballets? The Story
Alastair Macaulay: “Nowhere more than in narrative has ballet become the land of low expectations. Audiences regularly sit through a poverty of dance-narrative expression that they would never tolerate in a movie, a novel, an opera, a play or even a musical.”