“Channel 4 programmes are to become available free of charge on YouTube, marking the first time a broadcaster anywhere in the world has made full-length programmes accessible on the video-sharing website.”
Tag: 10.15.09
The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times At Pittsburgh SO
Says the orchestra’s chairman, “I have been associated with the symphony for 20 years and I can’t recall when the orchestra sounded better. But this year we will lose $100,000 from [the Regional Asset District], we don’t know how much if any we will get from the state and our endowment is down.”
James Levine’s Return To Podium Delayed
The conductor “recently underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. He was tentatively scheduled to return in time to lead the [Boston Symphony] in a complete cycle of Beethoven concerts between Oct. 22 and Nov. 7. The orchestra announced Thursday that – on doctor’s orders – Levine will sit out the first two programs in the cycle.”
America’s Addiction To Optimism
Barbara Ehrenreich: “If there has been a decline in happiness in America, and we don’t shape up well compared to other countries, including, weirdly, Finland, which I always thought of as very dour, it relates to all this work we do to make ourselves be more positive.”
National Ballet Of Canada Almost Breaks Even
The company “has weathered the tough economic climate of the past year with what it called a ‘manageable deficit’ of $423,000 [Cdn].”
What’s At Issue In Escondido Arts Center Battle
“In July, the [city] council endorsed a new management model for the center, breaking its operations into three components [under separate managing entities]: the theater, the conference center and the museum. … After months of negotiations, the foundation rejected the idea.”
Puppeteer Pady Blackwood, 70, The Hands Behind Howdy Doody
He was “the last surviving Howdy Doody puppeteer, … and was even Puffnstuff before Puffnstuff was Puffnstuff, animating that dragon costume for Sid and Marty Krofft’s live stage shows before Puffnstuff went to television.” More recently, Blackwood was co-founder of Pinocchio’s Marionette Theater in Orlando.
Kennedy Center Gets $5M To Put On Musicals
“The role of Washington as a hotbed for musical theater advanced solidly Thursday when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced it had received a $5 million gift for that express purpose.”
Artist Martin Creed Tries His Hands At Choreography
Though he has no dance background, Sadler’s Wells commissioned the Turner Prize winner to create a work for its Diaghilev/Ballets Russes centennial. “He starts and ends with the five basic positions of classical ballet. Those are his only steps. The dancers can move forwards, backwards or sideways: no diagonals.”
Iran Battles UK Over 2,500-Year-Old Clay Document
“A nine-inch chunk of ancient clay bearing what is often described as the world’s first charter of human rights is putting further pressure on Iran’s fraught relations with Britain. Iran has accused the British Museum of breaking a promise to lend it the so-called Cyrus Cylinder.”