“The central problem facing the arts today is not a lack of flute players, choreographers, actors or painters. The main challenge the arts world must address is the lack of a large, trained corps of managers who know how to find resources, attract audiences and other constituents and provide support to our artists.”
Tag: 09.09.09
That Great Story Or Key Detail You Can’t Quite Remember? It’s Still In There Somewhere
“For anyone who’s ever forgotten something or someone they wish they could remember, a bit of solace: Though the memory is hidden from your conscious mind, it might not be gone [from your brain].”
‘I’m Sorry, Saxes, You Know I Love You’
Watching a composer consider – with the help of some of his 2,000 Facebook friends – just how to score his new concerto for trombone and wind instruments.
Nora Ephron Explains It All About (Not) Blogging
“It’s endless amounts of drivel coming out of your mouth. You would find yourself having completely idiotic thoughts in order to have something to write about.” (Besides, “Men own the internet: it’s another world that’s male.”)
Irish Artists’ Income-Tax Exemption May Disappear
“For decades Irish-based writers, musicians and visual artists have been exempt from paying income tax on their earnings under the Republic’s tax laws.” A code revision may end that. “Intended to help struggling artists, [the exemption] has been criticised in the past because high-earning performers such as U2 were paying no tax….”
Luminato Scraps Plans For Christopher Plummer Tempest
“The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has cancelled plans to stage a new production of The Tempest at the Luminato festival of the arts in Toronto next June.” The production, with Plummer as Prospero, will run at Stratford next year.
What Makes A Genius A Genius?
Ron Rosenbaum: “Has the term been applied somewhat – or wildly (Tarantino?) – indiscriminately of late? … On whom do we bestow the name? How profoundly must a ‘genius’ transform our world?”
Garrison Keillor Recovering From Minor Stroke
The novelist and Prairie Home Companion host was hospitalized on Labor Day after driving himself to the emergency room. He is now at the Mayo Clinic, where he is said to be “up and moving around and speaking sensibly” and even working on his laptop.
As Peter Maxwell Davies Turns 75, His Ex-Manager Admits To Fraud
“The former manager of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Master of the Queen’s Music, yesterday admitted defrauding the composer of more than half a million pounds, apparently to spend on online gambling.”
Beaverbrook Gallery Wins Appeal, Keeps Paintings
“The Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton has won the final round of a five-year legal battle, allowing dozens of disputed paintings worth an estimated $100-million [Can] to remain in Canada.”