“A compromise spending bill approved by Congressional negotiators on Tuesday sets the 2010 fiscal-year budgets for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts at $167.5-million each, a $25-million total increase over the appropriations for the two endowments in 2009.”
Tag: 10.28.09
Demme Plans Animated Feature Of Eggers’s Katrina Chronicle
“A film version of a book about a man’s true-life experiences in post-Katrina New Orleans would seem sufficiently pregnant with artistic possibility. Still, Jonathan Demme plans to take his adaptation of Zeitoun, the best-selling Dave Eggers work, one step further by making it as an animated feature.”
Scotland’s New Arts Agency Leads To Lost Jobs
“Jobs will be lost from the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen when they merge to become Creative Scotland, according to the long-awaited business model for the new organisation which sets out its structure and operational design.”
Arts Council Angels: Nearly £1M To Help Newcastle Theatre Through Recession
“Live Theatre in Newcastle has been granted £923,000 to help it through the economic downturn, as part of Arts Council England’s Sustain funding programme.” The money will replace lost income from endowments, foundations, sponsorship and theatre rentals.
Why Yamaha’s New Electric Grand Piano Is So Extraordinary
“The press materials insist that the AvantGrand is virtually identical to a concert grand, only cheaper, smaller, and always perfectly in tune.” But it’s much more: for instance, you can choose your temperament (equal, Pythagorean, Werckmeister), adjust the responsiveness of the keys, and record and play back what you just played – all by pressing a few buttons.
What Makes A Cult A Cult And Not A Religion?
If France can fine the Church of Scientology for “cult abuses,” how does the government there distinguish between cults and legitimate religions? Well, the French, being French, have a taxonomy …
Osmo Vänskä’s Conducting Secrets
The maestro who’s galvanized the Minnesota Orchestra tells what he learned watching conductors as an orchestral clarinetist: “Don’t speak too much. Try to use your body language. Make sure your beat is not like swimming.”
Enough With The Booking Fees For Theatre Tickets!
Lyn Gardner: “When did we fall for the idea of paying extra for the privilege of being able to buy something?”
Ashmolean’s £61M Redo Targets ‘Museum Fatigue’
“[T]he over-riding aim has been to double the gallery space and present the museum’s world-class collection of archaeological finds and art … in a way that is easier to understand.”
Met Opera Staffer Named Director Of Grant Park Festival
“Elizabeth Hurley, development director at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and former vice president for development at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has been named executive director of the Grant Park Music Festival, effective Dec. 7.”