10.23.16 – Page 2 – ArtsJournal Wayback

The Winner Of This Year’s ‘Relentless’ Playwriting Prize

The winner of the prize, which is given “in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman, has been given to Aleshea Harris for her play ‘Is God Is.’ The prize includes $45,000, a weeklong stay at a retreat and the opportunity to put on staged readings at regional theaters across the country.”

What Will Make Hollywood Become More Inclusive?

Shame plus money, says Effie Brown. “Our weapon is our voice, and our bullets are our dollars.”

Shakespeare’s Co-Writers, Including Marlowe, Start To Get Their Due

“Using old-fashioned scholarship and 21st-century computerised tools to analyse texts, the edition’s international scholars have contended that Shakespeare’s collaboration with other playwrights was far more extensive than has been realised until now.”

As The Pittsburgh Symphony Strike Enters Week 4, The Costs Mount

“Both sides say they plan to return to negotiations this week — for the first time since the strike began — and have agreed to bring in a neutral financial expert to review the symphony’s finances.”

Make No Mistake: The Rise Of The Small – And Phone-Sized – Screen Is Driving AT&T To Try For Time Warner

“Instead of relying so heavily on traditional pay-TV operators, Time Warner’s content would get pushed out through AT&T’s mobile network. CNN videos or Turner e-sports would have more exposure to mobile users, enabling Time Warner to capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing mobile advertising pie.”

This Weekend’s Top AJBlog Posts 10.23.16

What We Learned About Audiences This Week: An Uber For Classical Music? Threats To Our Attention Spans This Week: Live classical music on demand, in your living room!… Is being always connected killing our ability to follow complex art?… The Smithsonian Wants your money to preserve Wizard of Oz ruby slippers… … read more
AJBlog: AJ Arts Audience Published 2016-10-23

Picture This! Scenes From Tefaf-New York I spent most of Friday afternoon and evening at Tefaf-New York, and I found it to be as full of interesting paintings and objects as I expected. Here are pictures of some interesting booths–there were … read more

AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2016-10-23

Every Once in Awhile … the Sunday Review section of The New York Times publishes a striking opinion piece. It’s a rarity because the section is consistently, even insistently dull. The piece is short, and it is clear from … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-10-23

Past, Present, and Future Meet in a Whirlpool Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Vortex Temporum. Dancers (L to R): Cynthia Loemji, Boštjan Antončič, Michaël Pomero, Julien Monty, and Igor Shyshko. Photo: Robert Altman Imagine that you’re watching a group of workers assembling a large, … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-10-21

What We Learned About Audiences This Week: An Uber For Classical Music? Threats To Our Attention Spans

This Week: Live classical music on demand, in your living room!… Is being always connected killing our ability to follow complex art?… The Smithsonian Wants your money to preserve Wizard of Oz ruby slippers… Researchers say it’s probably alright to let babies play with screens… Alvin Ailey company engages audiences in its second home in a charged way.

This Week’s Top AJ Stories: A Huge Drop In Dance Audiences, MFA Programs

This Week: Why has dance attendance fallen off a cliff in New York?… Applications for MFA programs are down and things are looking bleak… Has our ad-supported business model for content killed quality?… There’s a big surge in art that addresses political issues… Bob Dylan, and what he means.