In addition to its growing residencies in Vienna and Linz (music director Franz Welser-Möst’s hometown), the Clevelanders are working on launching ongoing partnerships with venues in Bratislava and Paris (at the soon-to-open Philharmonie).
Tag: 11.27.13
These Londoners Made Speakers And Musical Instruments Out Of Chucks – And So Can You
“We used the shoelaces to create the strings on an electric guitar. … We made a microphone, we made a contrabass, a feedback synth. We used our speaker kit and the box to create the amp connected to the instrument.”
We Need New Names For ‘Alternative’ Performance
“It definitely was theatre, but this piece that has no actors and only a paying, playing audience also had as much claim to be reviewed on the gaming or psychology pages. Part of what makes it so fascinating is the fact that it is so hard to define.”
How Modern Is Charles Dickens? Look To The Bestseller Lists
“Writers as different as Martin Amis and Chicago’s Scott Turow have spoken to me of the tidal pull of Dickens on their imaginations; so, more recently, have Elizabeth Gilbert and Donna Tartt, whose current best-sellers (‘The Signature of All Things’ and ‘The Goldfinch,’ respectively) display their Dickensian affinities like badges of honor.”
The 3D Camera That Could Change Entertainment?
“If you could capture a photorealistic 3-D model of just about anything, what you do with it? The xxArray makes 3-D imaging about as simple as entering a photo booth and pushing a button. And the implications for digital media forms are tantalizing to say the least.What do you think?”
Detroit, Art, And A City’s Responsibilities
“The idea of a city having responsibilities to its citizens larger than simply running basic services isn’t popular these days. The implications of this will seem to many socialist, and in Plato’s dialogue they become terrifyingly authoritarian. But the notion that the city has in its care our intellectual and even spiritual (though not necessarily religious) wellbeing is deeply embedded in our contemporary culture of museums, parks, libraries and education-even if people who believe this don’t feel comfortable simply saying it.”
Optimistic: A Rise In The Number Of Independent Bookstores
“With Amazon.com’s ever increasing presence, it may be surprise to hear that there are more independent bookstores now than there were four years ago. Among the likely reasons: the closure of hundreds of Borders stores and the buy local movement.”
California Arts Council Tries Out Some New Programs To Win Support For Arts Support
“Nearly half the money allocated at the council meeting last week in Los Angeles will go to Creative California Communities, a new grants program that’s patterned after two national grant-making efforts that use the arts to build a sense of community: Our Town, which is fully funded by the arts council’s federal equivalent, the National Endowment for the Arts, and ArtPlace America, which uses private funding.”
Artists Sues Damien Hirst In Medusa Plagiarism Claim
“The artist Jim Starr has accused Damien Hirst of plagiarism. Hirst has put a picture of Rihanna as the snaked-headed monster Medusa on the cover of GQ.”
Spanish Pianist Found Not Guilty Of “Noise Pollution” Because Of Practicing Piano
“Laia Martin’s neighbour, Sonia Bonsom, complained she suffered anxiety from hearing eight-hour practice sessions, five days a week, between 2003 and 2007. At the time, Martin was a music student in the Spanish town of Puigcerdà . She is now a professional pianist.”