“Polish cinema burst upon the world in the 1950s with Andrzej Wajda’s war trilogy, A Generation, Kanał and Ashes and Diamonds, with the director becoming the voice of disaffected postwar youth. A generation later, [with Man of Marble and Man of Iron,] Wajda … was the voice of Poland again, as the country struggled to survive political and economic turmoil.”
Tag: 10.10.16
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.10.16
Profiling Audiences in Pittsburgh and Charlotte (my new home town)
I am in the midst of another big life change, having recently moved from rural Maine to Charlotte …The arts scene here in this bustling boom town, where the population is increasing by nearly 20,000 people a year and every other corner features a new construction project, is naturally on my mind. … read more
AJBlog: We The Audience Published 2016-10-10
The flickering veil
As I approach the far shore of middle age, I can now say without exaggeration that I remember a fair number of things that happened a half-century ago. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-10-10
Music by Women
Saw a very nice concert this past week by the Lumina Duo – oboist Merideth Hite-Estevez and pianist Jani Parsons. The program was all music by women from the 12th century to the present. … read more
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2016-10-10
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Has El Sistema’s Flagship Orchestra Stumbled?
“The decision to turn the Simón Bolívar orchestra pro, in a sense, may have been a miscalculation. For one thing, it raises expectations of excellence. When it was a student ensemble, it was easy to simply root for these inspired young musicians. But the music-making during these three recent programs, though exciting, was uneven, certainly not at the level the orchestra’s current status would call for.”
Broadway Producer Chosen To Direct Kennedy Center’s Theatre Program
Finn, 46, who will report to Robert van Leer, the center’s senior vice president for artistic planning, said in an interview that part of what made the job so attractive was the commitments Rutter and van Leer made to commissioning more theater pieces and in the center producing more original projects.
Lyric Analysis: Country Music Is Getting More Sexist
Researchers found that songs from the first half of this decade were “more likely to refer to a woman’s appearance, to women in tight or revealing clothing, to women as objects, and to women via slang than songs in one or both prior decades.”
An Italian Opera House That’s Thriving (So What’s The Secret?)
“The fact that the Teatro Regio is thriving raises the question: if it can reverse its fortunes despite its somewhat lesser status, what’s to stop other Italian opera houses from doing the same? If nothing else, their name power would attract plenty of sponsors.”
What The Goodman Theatre Is Finding Out With Its Audience Engagement Experiments
Engagement isn’t just a simple matter of making more information available. It’s a mindset. “What if a person pays $50 for a show they end up hating? Or what if a person is organizing a night out with friends, or a date, or a family gathering—and everyone has a poor experience? Our goal is to show them that a new play is exciting because it’s untested, not in spite of its lack of production history. Who wouldn’t want to be part of something new? Letting the audience learn more about process allows them to share in our excitement.”
The Artists Of Great Britain Are Worried About What Brexit Will Do To Them
“There are also concerns over a potential lack of freedom for artists and gallerists to relocate freely to and from London, Nathan says. He says there is a growing polarity between the primary and secondary art markets.”