Start with Laila Lalami, and keep moving on from there to a wide variety of genres and topics. “It’s a small way to understand and empathize with a group of your fellow Americans who desperately need the understanding and empathy of their countrymen and women.”
Tag: 11.17.16
A Cleveland-Area Funder Of Artists Changes Its Criteria And Artists Wonder Why
Why switch from a program that emphasized the quality of the artist’s work to one that emphasizes the degree to which the artist “makes change” in his or her community?
Extra Money Really Is Not The Best Way To Motivate People
Jessica Gross talks to Dan Ariely, Mr. Behavioral Economics, who explains just what behavioral economics is (it’s the way to leave behind “Assume x“) and why bonuses just aren’t such a good idea.
We’re Classical Musicians. Where Do We Fit In The Trump Era?
“We might wish for music to be universal and transcendent on its own. But this wish can backfire, trapping us in apolitical grooves that serve the powers that be. We want to avoid using music as only a means of escapism, to go beyond catharsis and towards a way of engaging, as artists, in the discussion about where we go from here.”
The Story Of The Casio And ‘The Tinny Electronic Music Revolution It Fostered’
“In the late 1970s, a man who had changed the business world by turning massive calculators into handheld devices decided that he wanted to scratch another itch. And with that itch scratched, he introduced a world of creativity to bedroom warriors around the country – a set of training wheels to the musically inclined.”
How ‘The Christians’ Ended Up At America’s Leading Jewish Theater Company
Washington, DC’s Theater J has gone through more than a little turmoil over what it has presented in recent years; even so, it’s not where you’d expect to see Lucas Hnath’s play about a conflicted megachurch. Adam Immerwahr, the company’s (new-ish) artistic director, explains why he’s producing The Christians and how he’s made over DC’s Jewish Community Center into a megachurch.
2,800-Year-Old Egyptian Sarcophagus, In Excellent Condition, Unearthed At Luxor
“Sarcophagi are much more than simple containers for the departed, and the pictorial script on this one records that it belonged to a man named Amenrenef, who once served as a royal court advisor.”
What Constitutes Success In The Arts In The 21st Century?
After leading with a set of disheartening statistics – culminating is the estimate that, even for the few that make a full-time living from their work, only about 20% of their time goes into the actual making of art – writer Alexis Clements spoke with four artists about better ways to define success than money earned or not needing to have a day job.
Merce Cunningham Trust Names New Executive Director
Ken Tabachnick, who began his career as a lighting designer, is currently a consultant and has previously worked as Deputy Dean at NYU’s Tisch School, dean of the School of the Arts at SUNY-Purchase and General Manager of New York City Ballet.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.17.16
Kenneth Clark’s Response to Crisis
During World War II, in London’s bleak days, Kenneth Clark acted, as the review of his biography by James Stourton in today’s New York Times reminds us. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-11-16
Creativity and joy — “I could create the career I wanted”
Sarah Robinson, co-chair of the L.A. branch of Classical Revolution, remembers seeing her first CR event: “It was like I had spent 10 years banging my head against a door that would never open [honing her flute technique, auditioning for orchestra jobs], only to look around and realize that there were no walls. I could just walk outside and create the career that I wanted.” … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-11-16
Faddis and Beiderbecke
Thanks to Seattle bassist Bren Plummer for calling our attention to a short video of trumpeter Jon Faddis getting acquainted with Bix Beiderbecke’s horn. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-11-16