The generously compensated stagehands at Carnegie Hall aren’t alone. “[A]t our own Music Center, those well-paid New Yorkers’ top five peers … averaged $221,000” in 2007-08, while the top earner among stagehands for Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl made $295,000 in 2006-07.
Tag: 10.21.09
Landesman: Time Of Culture Wars Has Passed
NEA chairman Rocco Landesman “acknowledged that he has had to spend time dealing with attacks by conservatives who have accused the NEA of promoting Obama’s legislative agenda and of funding pornography in California,” but he said he believes “the culture war stuff is receding in history.”
Remind Me, How Does Fair Use Work Again?
As Shepard Fairey continues his battle with the AP over his {theft/repurposing} of a photo of Barack Obama, Tim Wu gives a brief refresher course on what does or doesn’t constitute “fair use” of copyrighted material under current US law.
Onward To World Domination: Google To Make Music Searchable
“Google is preparing to add music to its search results, allowing users to listen to songs right from the results page. … [T]he music will come in the form of free, embedded streams from either Lala.com or iLike.com. Those who are interested in buying the music will be able to do so from either of those two sites.”
It’s True: Broadway Shrek To Close After Holidays
“Despite a generally healthy Broadway economy that has seen box-office receipts climb for many shows, Shrek: The Musical posted a closing notice [for Jan. 3] today on the heels of rumors that the DreamWorks Theatricals production had been struggling to cover its weekly costs.”
Rudy Perez, L.A.’s ‘Postmodern Dance Guru,’ At 80
“That he continues choreographing is something of a minor miracle. Not only is the arts economy dire, but Perez also has been visually impaired for the last decade. Moving slowly and burdened with hazy vision at best, Perez says the work keeps him going.”
Greek Directors Threaten Boycott Of Country’s Top Film Fest
“A group of 140 directors, producers and writers said they would not show their films at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in November unless the government took action to improve funding for the industry. The dispute could deprive the festival, now in its 50th year, of 23 films – the bulk of Greek cinema’s output over the last 12 months.”
The Priceless Peggy Guggenheim
“It was said that she had a thousand lovers in her life, and that she received her most thorough grounding in modern art when she spent a night and a day in bed with Samuel Beckett.”
With New Digs, Ballet Ireland Finally Starts Realizing Its Potential
“[The company’s] directors no longer worry about bringing in space heaters to keep the dancers warm, or hiring buses to ferry them to faraway locations when inner-city rehearsal venues are booked. DanceHouse’s resources – from TVs for reviewing choreography to spaces for sewing costumes – also allow Ballet Ireland to attract choreographers of international calibre.”
Sondra Radvanovsky Acknowledges Vocal Surgery
The American soprano, currently one of the world’s leading Verdians, has spoken publicly for the first time about a 2002 operation to remove a node from her vocal cords – a node that had been there since childhood and throughout her training and early career. (“I was written up in all these medical journals.”)