Numerous “galleries throughout Chelsea have already drained spaces, cleared out art, removed debris, moved art to higher ground, and ripped down walls. Many already have newly spackled walls. Some were saying they thought they could reopen again in only a matter of weeks. Some sooner. It was amazing.”
Tag: 11.05.12
Study: Link Between Arts Participation And Civic-Mindedness
“There is something about the creative process that puts people more in touch with their emotions, which manifests in helping, nurturing, caring types of actions.”
Peter Hall Heckles – Or ‘Heckles’ – West End Uncle Vanya
“Let’s get one thing clear. It wasn’t a ‘heckle’, which is the word the Telegraph used to headline its story about Peter Hall’s curious response to the starry Uncle Vanya, … But it was extremely loud, and it came in the play’s closing moments.”
France Builds Its Own Cinecittà
“Studios de Paris is part of a €180 million, or $230 million, project called Cité du Cinéma, which has transformed a formerly gritty part of the Paris suburb of Saint Denis. It is centered on a decommissioned and renovated power plant, which houses a film school, a movie studio with nine stages and the headquarters of EuropaCorp, one France’s biggest television and film producers.”
Minnesota Orchestra Board Refuses Meeting About Contract
“The orchestra’s management was scheduled to sit down with the board of directors from the Minnesota Orchestra Association so the musicians” – who have been locked out since October 1 – “could express their concerns about pending contract proposals.”
Australians Did Not Flock To See Works From The Prado
“Queensland Art Gallery’s Prado blockbuster was billed as a coup for the state, driven by a significant interstate marketing campaign and the allure of some of the world’s finest art. But not even a last-minute rush over the weekend to see ‘Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado’ could have reversed the slow attendances for the $6 million, 15-week exhibition that ended yesterday.”
How Do You Function As A Classical Singer While Blind?
Mezzo Laurie Rubin explains: “Most won’t admit to this, but conductors grunt when a crescendo comes. I listen for things like that. The way I keep the beat is that I can feel the wind of their arms moving, or you hear their clothes moving.”
Why Arts Education Matters
“No sane person would dispute that trying to raising attainment levels in state secondary schools isn’t essential, just as no one would ever argue that the arts should dominate the school curriculum.”
Royalties Fight Rages On As Music Streaming Explodes
Why should Congress aid streaming companies at the expense of musicians – or is that another red herring in the royalties for streaming music argument?
In Inundated Atlantic City, Some Big Art Survived
“About 22,000 sod staples, inserted just a day before the storm struck, helped the lawn survive the onslaught of wind and water.”