As the once-again-hot actor-director says now about his low-water-mark, “People bring up 2003, and I get it. Jennifer Lopez, and Gigli, and all this shit just kind of blew up. But, you know, in 2003, Barack Obama was a state senator in Illinois! OK?”
Tag: 10.11.12
Israel Sinfonietta, Back From The Brink
Conductor Doron Salomon came to the Beersheva orchestra “in 2005 when it was almost bankrupt, in financial collapse … without a musical director, without a home concert hall worthy of the name.” In seven years, he’s turned the band “into a likable chamber orchestra with a lovely sound, a lively and enthusiastic presence on the stage and the ability to attract an audience.”
London’s Indie Booksellers Fight Back From The Brink
On Charing Cross Road, “There’s no point in trying to replicate a large chain. Instead, we can curate things a little better.”
The Mission Of Liberal Arts Colleges Is Disappearing
Is this a problem for the arts?
What Mo Yan’s Nobel Win Means For China
“The Chinese people can happily let go of their literary Nobel complex–a deserving literary hero has been duly commended.”
Bruce Ridge: A Crisis Of Orchestras? How About A Crisis Of Orchestra Management?
“The tendency of orchestra managers to present a negative view of the future is not unprecedented, but it is bewildering, and it is a poor fund raising message. People will donate to organizations that inspire them and that serve their communities, but they will not invest in organizations that question their own sustainability.”
Walter Carsen, 100, One Of Canada’s Greatest Arts Philanthropists
“His name is forever entwined with the arts in Canada. The National Ballet of Canada’s home is the Walter Carsen Centre. He gave the Art Gallery of Ontario the Walter Carsen Reading Room in its new reference library. The Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing arts recognizes lifetime careers in dance, theatre and music.”
Almeida Theatre Head Michael Attenborough To Step Down
His 11-year tenure as artistic director of the London venue “has seen the theatre overturn a sizeable deficit while producing more than twice as many premieres as his predecessors.”
Major Generational Change In British Ballet
Within weeks of each other, new artistic directors have begun their jobs at three major companies: Kevin O’Hare at the Royal Ballet, Tamara Rojo at English National Ballet, and Christopher Hampson at Scottish Ballet. “All three took over from long-standing predecessors, raising the expectation that they will review what is danced and where it is performed. However, choosing repertories and venues is an evolutionary, not revolutionary, process, and more difficult than it sounds.”
Man Arrested For Harassment Of Louisville Ballet Members
“A Louisville man has been arrested after police say he harassed dancers at the Louisville Ballet to such an extent that they feared for their safety.”