“About 65 full-time musicians, as well as part-timers and other staff members, were told late last week that the Honolulu Symphony Society did not have enough money to meet its $60,000 biweekly payroll.” The musicians, who are among the lowest-paid in the American orchestra business, say they will continue to play.
Tag: 12.16.07
Student Theatre Festival In Jeopardy
“For one week at Easter every year the northern English seaside resort of Scarborough becomes one of the most important places on Britain’s theatrical map, home to the National Student Drama Festival. Founded in 1956, the festival has provided a springboard for some of the most important and high-profile figures in the theatre. Yet a recent Arts Council funding decision has thrown its future in to doubt.”
Director Zeffirelli To Pope: You Need A Makeover
“Franco Zeffirelli would like to make over what he called Pope Benedict XVI’s “cold” image and his “showy” clothes, an Italian newspaper reported Saturday, saying the film, stage and opera director offered his services in an interview.”
The Lines Between Commercial, Non-Profit Theatre Are Melting
“Prodded by fiscal necessity, non-profit theaters have become ever more entrepreneurial and star-conscious; producers are taking more risks to support serious, weighty and frequently new drama. Broadway producers are even getting into the subscription business.”
Room For Higher-Quality Digital Music?
“Why are so many people paying top dollar (or cents) to download music that’s only a fraction of a CD’s quality? Because convenience, and portability, trumps quality in our Apple-centric world.” But maybe there’s room for something new…
UK Writers Appeal To Prime Minister To Improve Child Literacy
“The letter has been signed by 545 writers including Nick Hornby, Joanna Trollope, Kate Mosse, Jackie Collins and Poet Laureate Andrew Motion. It cites official statistics which show that one in five 11-year-olds leaving primary school is unable to read to the minimum standard for that age group.”
Kansas City Rep Takes Off In New Directions
Eric Rosen is the new face of Kansas City’s premier theater company: young, smart, adventurous, creatively bold with diverse artistic tastes and big plans. He’s the man who makes it possible to mention hip-hop musical and KC Rep in the same sentence and who promises to develop and stage new work — including plays by Rosen.
Missouri Triples Movie Production Tax Breaks
And surprise – more movies are heading there to film…
A New Era For Musicians
“It opens up the creativity right at the band level to let us explore any idea we come up with, as opposed to the old days when the record company dictated what you looked and sounded like. Now, we can build a fan base without even leaving our living room. We don’t need a record contract to be heard.”
Building A Home For Architecture At Yale
Robert Stern “has transformed Yale’s Architecture School from a complacent institution that mirrored the likes and dislikes of its deans into a vibrant nexus of ideas and debate in which multiple views are represented and conflict encouraged.”