Homans, author of the survey of ballet through the ages Apollo’s Angels and director of NYU’s new Center for Ballet and the Arts, and McKenzie, former star and current artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, discuss the long Paris-to-Vienna-to-St. Petersburg-to-America trajectory of the art form with host Leonard Lopate. (audio)
Tag: 12.05.14
Orchestra CEO In Calif. Convicted Of Embezzlement, Faces 16 Years
Stephen Jay Carlson, former executive director of the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra in Silicon Valley, faces such a long sentence for a nonviolent offense because of a prior conviction – on a rather lurid charge.
Is It Important To Save Dying Languages? (Of Course, But Not For The Reasons You Think)
“Certainly, a culture can thrive without its own language: No one would tell today’s American Indians that if they no longer spoke their ancestral language it would render them non-Indian. Likewise, being Jewish does not require speaking Hebrew or Yiddish. Yet because language is so central to being human, to have a language used only with certain other people is a powerful tool for connection and a sense of community.”
Binge-Watching: How TV Networks Are Programming For Your DVR
“Perhaps the best example of this phenomenon comes from FXX’s recent Simpsons marathon, which produced astounding results. The network screened more than 500 episodes back-to-back with 25 million unique viewers tuning in at some point and the average viewer watching 23 episodes. The ratings boost launched FXX from the 49th-ranked basic cable network for the 18- to 49-year-old demographic to the No. 1-ranked network for that period.”
Classical Grammy Nominations 2015: Both John Adamses, Seattle Symphony, Partch
John Luther Adam’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Become Ocean and John (Coolidge) Adams’s City Noir are both up for awards, as are the beleaguered Atlanta Symphony, the up-and-coming Seattle Symphony, 86-year-old pianist Leon Fleisher, and Partch (the percussion ensemble, not the late American composer/hobo).
Another Group Of Investors Has A Proposal To Revive New York City Opera
“The low price reflects how little is left of the opera company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in October 2013 after years of growing deficits and costly missteps with its endowment.”
The Disconnect Between Life And The Arts, Played Out In Black Bodies In The Art World
“I’ve now learned what it really means to be a black woman working in the arts. It means I carry the burden with none of the gains. It means that black lives in this country will never be more newsworthy to my peers than art world scandal.”
Archiving Anything Weird On Film, And Turning It Digital
“I realized if I started my own archive I could have all the source material I wanted to create my own work. I chose film because I thought it would end up being the medium with the most longevity.”
Can The Green Bay Symphony Save Itself By Joining Forces With The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra?
“‘This would not be a takeover, and it’s not throwing a life raft to a sinking ship,’ Cantrell said. ‘I want to look at it as a partnership into the future.'”
Renee Fleming (Unlike Your Typical New Yorker) Falls For Chicago
“Chicago is a great cultural capital. I don’t think that’s widely known. I don’t even think Chicagoans as a whole understand how rich this city is. Besides the major institutions, which are already world-class, the amount of theater alone is just mind-boggling.”