“Saadiyat Island Cultural District in Abu Dhabi suffered a setback … [when] the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) said that all three of its high-profile museums – the Zayed National Museum, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi – would not meet their original deadlines.”
Tag: 10.30.11
The Latest Art Form To Be Shown In Cinemas: Renaissance Painting
“On 8 November, when guests turn up to the preview of Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan at the National Gallery, the event will be broadcast live not just on Sky HD, but also in cinemas all over Britain.”
Lauren Cuthbertson, ‘The Least Diva-Like Of Ballerinas’
“On stage, she might be praised as an extraordinary actor, as intelligent musically as she is stylistically … But to her colleagues, she is simply known as Lozza, Chicken or (to her friend and fellow dancer Edward Watson) Loopy Fucking Loo.”
China’s Censors And Online Satirists Play An Endless Cat-And-Mouse Game
“To slip past censors, Chinese bloggers have become masters of comic subterfuge, cloaking their messages in protective layers of irony and satire. This is not a new concept, but it has erupted so powerfully that it now defines the ethos of the Internet in China.”
When Book Awards Got Glitzy (Never Do That Again)
“In 1980, publishing’s awards went Hollywood — with results disastrous enough to ensure it would never happen again.”
Obey Thoven – The Composer As Radio Station Marketer
“The extent of the WQXR campaign mirrors its ambitions. The ads seek to help WQXR find new listeners — never an easy task for a classical music station — and remind casual and regular listeners to tune in.”
Steve Jobs, Given The Full Daisey Treatment
If Steve Jobs hadn’t died, Mike Daisey might not be selling out the Public Theatre. Then again, if Steve Jobs had bothered to visit the Foxconn factory in China, Mike Daisey might not need to be telling the story of Jobs, warts and all.
Hollywood’s So Liberal, It Can Almost Handle Having A Woman In Charge
Dawn Hudson, the new CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has been ruffling feathers – or roiling the board with her advocacy of diverse voices. “Diversity is not a strong suit of the academy’s governors; all but one are white, only six are women, and the average age appears to be over 60.”
The Fastest, Funniest Don Giovanni, Like, Ever
No matter what you saw in Amadeus, Mozart intended Don Giovanni to be a comedy. A damn fast comedy. One Canadian company tries to show that the proof of the pudding’s in the eating (or listening).
It’s A Little Stradivarious – The Size Of An Open Eye [Slideshow]
Former Royal Scottish National Orchestra cellist David Edwards gave up his music career for a life fitting out dollhouses.