“On Tuesday, for example, the investment company Melrose II filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Paramount Pictures Corp., claiming that, over the past five years, the studio has paid them zero profits on investments on a slate of films that have earned more than $7-billon(U.S.) at the box office.”
Tag: 12.02.11
Musicians And Actors Protest Plans To Start Charging For Evening Street Parking In London’s West End
“It will be the first time the council has charged for parking after 6.30pm or on Sundays, with London theatres claiming it could put audiences off coming to the theatre and cost them as much as £70 million in ticket sales annually. “
Behind The Nutcracker Industry
“Just as this season is indispensable for retailers trying to move into the black, the family-friendly ballet set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous score has always been a crucial moneymaker for dance companies, in many cases representing half a company’s annual ticket revenues. “
Is “Cheating” An Asset To Creativity?
“In a recent study by the American Psychological Association, the more creativity a person displayed, the more he or she was likely to cheat on a test for personal and monetary gain. Participants in the study, offered a financial reward for correct answers on a quiz, were more likely to copy the answers from an “accidentally” revealed answer key.”
NEA To Study Arts Research
“The NEA announced Wednesday it will lead a new task force of federal departments to examine and encourage research on the impact of the arts at all stages of life.”
Report Card: The Seattle Classical Music Radio Station That Went Non-Profit (It’s Working)
“It’s been more than six months since Seattle’s Classical KING-FM switched from commercial to listener-supported operations. Based on numbers provided by the station this week in a sort of midterm “report card,” the move appears, so far, to have been good for business.”
Canadian Government Shifts Money Out Of Heritage Into The Arts
“The Heritage department has eliminated 400 jobs, and the savings from those salaries mean more money has gone directly to artists and less is spent on the bureaucracy in Ottawa.”
The Art Of Auto-Tuning
“The concept that musical performance is a sport is somewhat different from the concept of the artist who says ‘I work in a medium.’ If the understood medium involves technology, then it would seem to me that any manipulation you have would be fair game.”
Chilean Poet Wins Cervantes Prize
“Nicanor Parra, the Chilean poet and mathematician who seeks to demystify poetry and make it accessible to a wider audience, has won the 2011 Miguel de Cervantes Prize.”