“A proposal being considered by Toronto would cut all grants of less than $10,000. That’s a very bad idea that would save very little money; sometimes the smallest grants produce the biggest returns.”
Tag: 09.18.11
Study: Small Live Music Venues Contribute $1.2 Billion Annually In Australia
“It shows the 3904 venues employ 14,806 full-time equivalent positions and generate $651.9m in wages.”
A Dance Center That Works
“Being busy is fairly standard for the Scotiabank Dance Centre these days. Operating at about 80 per cent capacity, the centre has a daily arc that starts with professionals rehearsing in the morning and afternoon and community groups taking over in the evening.”
Dance In L.A. Isn’t Dead. Not In Orange County, Anyway.
“Judy Morr occupies a comfortably cluttered and modest office, basking happily in as little attention as she can possibly get, quietly programming dance, especially ballet, for as many people she can get to come see it.”
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Stuck In Partial Recovery
“At the heart of the DSO’s dilemma is a catch-22. The major donors needed to rebuild the orchestra’s endowment won’t pony up their millions if they think the money is going to go straight to the banks rather than support the orchestra.”
If You Play The Tuba, You Might Be U.S. Friendly, Says State Department
Looking through the WikiLeaks cables can be scary. “Put a few classical music keywords in the search box, however, and nuclear-weapon panic gives way to the curious mixture of social chess, pageantry theater and ‘Fawlty Towers’ that is cultural diplomacy.”
Pessimists And Optimists May Be One And The Same, Genetically Speaking
“Is the glass half full or half empty? A gene variant usually considered to make people more gloomy could also help them see the positive.”
Defining “Cute” With Baby Talk — And Why We Love Puffins
“Think of Lorenz’s six criteria for cuteness, and puffins score a clear five out of six with their large heads, low-lying eyes, bulging cheeks, short limbs and clumsy movements. It’s little wonder that even nonbirding visitors to the North Atlantic or the North Pacific oceans want to see puffins.”
In Order To Get It Right, Get It Wrong – A Whole Heck Of A Lot
“The students who persisted in college were not necessarily the ones who had excelled academically at KIPP; they were the ones with exceptional character strengths, like optimism and persistence and social intelligence. They were the ones who were able to recover from a bad grade and resolve to do better next time; to bounce back from a fight with their parents; to resist the urge to go out to the movies and stay home and study instead; to persuade professors to give them extra help after class.”
In Praise Of Character Actors
“They’re the performers nibbling in the corners of the screen … Their faces, bodies and performances linger in your memory even if you can’t quite recall their names. … Give that actor a few good lines, and suddenly the character in question can become a tragic figure within the confines of a single, haunting scene.”