“The DSO’s plight is especially vexing to many Dallas businesspeople, however, because of the symphony’s importance to the business community as a symbol of the city’s cultural standing … [and its] important role in attracting new corporations to the area.”
Tag: 08.11.10
‘YouTube Is Awash in Pirouettes! Is Virtuosity the New Porn?’
“Google your favorite ballet stars, and you’ll find assorted bravura passages that show off his leaps, his spins, her balances on the tip of her tiny, heavily shellacked toe, their amazing flexibility. … Subtleties don’t play well on YouTube, so the abundant dance clips have been promoting a kind of connoisseurship of virtuosity.”
Anti-Deaccessioning Bill Dies in NY State Legislature
“A bill to prohibit cultural institutions from selling pieces from their collections to cover operating costs has all but died in the New York State Legislature, in the face of opposition from major cultural institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the withdrawal of support from the bill’s Senate sponsor.”
Chelsea Art Museum, Fighting Off Foreclosure, May Lose Its Charter
The Manhattan contemporary art venue “could face the loss of its charter or referral to the state attorney general’s office following disclosure that its entire permanent collection of artwork was pledged as collateral for a loan needed to pay its mortgage.”
Seoul’s Stadium Turandot Cancelled for Second Time
An extravagant staging of the Puccini potboiler planned for the city’s World Cup Stadium next month, with Lorin Maazel conducting, has been called off “due to low ticket sales and severe weather conditions, the organizers said. … The canceled show was initially planned for May, but was called off then because of the sinking of the warship Cheonan.”
Angry Alums Attack RADA for Cutting Alexander Technique Classes
“The drama school, which has historically been at the forefront of teaching the Alexander technique, is understood to be reducing students’ tuition in the subject – from around 80 one-to-one lessons spread over three years to just nine lessons in a single term.”
New US Law Aims At Stopping “Libel Tourism”
The law will give US federal courts the power to refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgment for defamation against a US citizen when “inconsistent with the free speech guaranteed in the constitution”.
Detroit Banksy Work Up For Auction On eBay
“Described today by eBay agent Auxion Junxion as the “authentic Banksy art wall ‘Canary in a Cage,’ ” the 8-foot-by-4-foot piece has an opening bid of $75,000. The piece was discovered amid the destruction of a courtyard in the derelict Packard Plant in Detroit in June.”
Radio May Begin Paying Performers
“In an arrangement that has a long back story, radio has always paid royalties to songwriters, but not to performers. In the last year, pressure has been building in the financially pinched music industry to change that arrangement.”
Should Audience Humiliation Carry Warning Labels?
“Audience participation has long been an element in Fringe performances but some people feel audiences need to be warned about the more extreme participation.”