“Canadians who grasp that their money, intended to support Canadian storytelling, is going into the pockets of non-Canadian writers and actors – for-hire players with no connection to Canada – should be infuriated and scandalized. Very few will be in a lather about it, though. The problem for the “creatives” affected by the CRTC decision is multifold.”
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Even Ancient Egyptian Mothers Punished Their Rotten, Ungrateful Children In Their Wills, 3,000-Year-Old Document Shows
“The document, called The Will of Naunakht, tells the story of a woman who decided only some of her eight children should be recipients of her estate and clearly disinherits others for not taking care of her in her old age. … Those who contested the will in the future could be recipients of a severe punishment – ‘a hundred blows’ and [confiscation of] his property.”
How The Principles Of Dance Apply To The Corporate World
“I think of the choreographic practice as the embodied movement of ideas through space and time, a definition that holds equally well if you’re making dances for stages (which we do frequently) or if you’re facilitating a difficult meeting. We’re superattuned to how folks perform in organizations, and I mean “perform” on all registers. How folks speak, who interrupts whom, that nobody seems to like sitting next to Ted – these are all important data points for us.”
A Sign Language That Developed On Its Own In A Desert Village, And The Race To Study It Before It Vanishes
“In al-Sayyid, a Bedouin village in a remote corner of Israel’s Negev desert, … out of 4,000 residents, some 150 are deaf … Both hearing and deaf members of the community speak al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language, a local language that developed in the village as its deaf population grew.”
President Obama To Guest-Edit Wired Magazine
“[This will be] the first time Wired (or any other magazine) has been guest-edited by a sitting president. The theme of the issue: Frontiers. … For this completely bespoke issue, he wants to focus on the future – on the next hurdles that humanity will need to overcome to move forward.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.30.16
TV Dying, Video Streaming Surging – So This Is How People Are Getting Their News (Uh-Oh)
A flood of stories this week show how TV is dying and video is on the rise. You think changing audience behavior is tough on arts organizations? Try it when you’re a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate like NBCUniversal Comcast or Verizon. … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-08-30
The Revelation in Four “Women Modernists”
The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach has, under director Hope Alswang, strived to increase the exposure to art by women. It is, for example, known for … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-08-30
Thomas Chapin on film, with Trombari in Normal IL
Glenn Wilson, a terrificbaritone saxophonist and flutistbased in Normal, IL, is also a major mensch. … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2016-08-30
Tasty details
And so, about Wagner’s orchestration … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-08-30
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Competition Director: Music Competitions Are Evil
“The idea of a string quartet competing against another string quartet is perverse, and we go into this knowing it’s a strange paradigm. Like carbon credits in the energy sector, we offset what is inherently problematic with a range of programming and events that make it worthwhile.”
Data Show That MFA’s Might Not Be Worth The Cost
“There is hope for those who hate school: Despite the widespread perception that contemporary art is dominated by an MFA mafia, nearly half of the figures on our list of 500 successful early-career artists either did not have an MFA, or didn’t study art academically at all.”
This Week In Hollywood History: “Wizard Of Oz” Munchkins Were Paid Less Than Toto The Dog
“In 1938, the Munchkins were paid US$50 per week, about US$900 in 2016. Meanwhile, Toto and her trainer earned US$125 per week, which would now equate to about US$2,100 per week. The Munchkin cast never even saw their names in the credits.”
John Cage’s Lifelong Struggle To Earn Money
Frustration is present in Cage’s missives to orchestral and museum directors around the world as he struggles to earn a living and be taken seriously as a composer. For decades, he was his own booking agent and asked people to help underwrite concerts. As well, he pleaded valiantly trying to establish a center for new music at Cornish School, Bennington College, and Mills College—all for naught. Tellingly, he wrote to young composer, “I never made enough money (from my music) to live on until I was fifty. Interrupted my music in order to do odd jobs in order to eat, etc.”