“Five works of aboriginal art – three masks, a painted drum and a woven cedar basket – were taken from the museum at the Fort Langley National Historic Site between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.”
Tag: 09.04.08
London Rolls Out Cultural Olympiad
“A William Shakespeare festival and 12 new public works of art will form part of a ‘Cultural Olympiad’ planned for the run-up to the 2012 London games. Set up to showcase Britain’s arts and culture, the four-year programme will comprise 500 events designed to involve and inspire people at home and abroad.”
$5m Gift To Formerly Struggling Orchestra
“The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced a commitment for a $5 million anonymous gift. The gift is designated for several immediate uses: operating expenses, special audience development initiatives, revenue enhancements, “capacity building” and research and development.”
Symphony Lending Struggling Ballet A Hand
“The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra announced that it will accompany the financially beleaguered Texas Ballet Theater for the ballet’s October performances at Bass Hall, with the cost being absorbed by” a local foundation. But the local musicians’ union chief is warning the ballet that it could face pickets if it attempts to revert to an earlier plan to use canned music.
Daring To Take A Swipe At Dudamel
The breathless media coverage accorded Venezuelan wunderkind Gustavo Dudamel since he was announced as the next music director of the LA Philharmonic has been almost uncorrupted by naysayers – almost. “Dudamel’s hyperactive conducting style seemed, in Lucerne, like a smokescreen for a lack of real engagement with the core repertoire.”
DPRK Orchestra Tour On Hold
“A tour of Britain by the North Korean state symphony orchestra has been postponed until next year… Although a bank has withdrawn its sponsorship for the tour because of the credit crunch, organiser Suzannah Clarke said the concerts could have gone ahead with another backer but concerns over the venue in London had forced a rethink.”
Famous Berlin Music Hall On Verge Of Bankruptcy
The Friedrichstadtpalast, the music hall at the heart of the Roaring Twenties, has appealed to Klaus Wowereit, the Mayor of Berlin, to provide €3.5 million (£2.8 million) to fend off imminent financial collapse.