“Denmark’s state broadcaster DR announced yesterday that budget cuts would see its chamber orchestra close in January. DR’s Danish National Chamber Orchestra or ‘Underholdningsorkestret’ – previously known as the Danish Radio Sinfonietta – will cease playing in January though it would appear DR’s symphony orchestra will remain unaffected.”
Tag: 09.10.14
Kevin Kline Has Issues With Authority (And That Includes Maggie Smith)
Just for instance, when he played Hamlet for Liviu Ciulei, he recounts, “The first day’s rehearsal, I picked up a chair and moved it a few feet, and he said, ‘No, no, Hamlet would never do that, he’d never move a chair himself, because he’s a prince.’ I said, ‘I’m the prince, I can do whatever I want.'” The next time he played Hamlet, he directed himself.
On Repeat: Why People Watch Movies And Shows Over And Over
“Pop culture is a relentless machine of newness and manufactured surprise. We queue around the block for new comic-book-movie installments and crash HBO Go to watch season finales. … Why do we spend so much time with stories whose endings we already know?” Derek Thompson lays out four reasons.
The Notorious Million-Word Novel Is Now Finished
“Comics legend Alan Moore has finished the first draft of his second novel, Jerusalem – and it runs to more than 1m words. His daughter, Leah Moore, made the announcement on Facebook on Tuesday, adding with a wink that ‘now there’s just the small matter of copy editing’.”
27 Writers On Whether Or Not To Get Your MFA
“It’s [a conversation] that we should be having, considering the explosion of the MFA in the past 40 years: from a mere 79 programs in 1979 to 854 today.”
“Commercial” Is Not A Dirty Word For This New Generation Of Theatre Producers
Says one, Vicky Graham, “Talking to a potential investor is a good way of seeing whether the idea you have has a chance of success. If they’re not interested, maybe an audience won’t be either.”
TV Is Increasingly Being Made For Old(er) People. Rejoice!
“Television is getting better, especially cable, and using a Sherlockian level of analysis, I’d conclude TV is better because it isn’t always catering to the young, many of whom are known flibbertigibbets.”
No, Musicians, College Will *Not* Kill Your Creativity
“Over the years, many of my friends and colleagues across the U.S. who are freelance musicians and specialize in contemporary music have told me that they dislike schools of any sort and they want nothing to do with them.”
A Conductor, Prepping To Lead The Boston Symphony
“This is not a situation that rewards arrogance. A certain humility, even a touch of subservience, is in order, a lesson that Mr. Nelsons has evidently taken to heart and that has served him well.”
Treasure Troves Of Black History In The U.S. Often Lie Hidden, In People’s Homes
“The relics and heirlooms of African-American families, the Smithsonian says, can help tell the story of America — and should be preserved. To that end, the museum is educating people about how to take care of their own history, making ordinary people collectors of the nation’s heritage.”