The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is bracing itself for cuts amounting to £4.2 million over the next four years in a newly announced draft budget by the region’s legislative Executive.
Tag: 12.22.10
“Avatar” Was Most-Pirated Movie Of 2010 (Also Highest-Grossing At Box Office)
“The file-sharing blog reports that Avatar was downloaded 16.6 million times. The 3D film, which Canadian-born James Cameron devoted 10 years to making, was also a box office record-setter, bringing in $2.8 billion US worldwide, the highest amount for a feature film.”
Random Acts Of Art – Artists Get Out In The World
“Whether it’s a spontaneous rendition of Handel’s Hallelujah chorus amid a busy shopping day at Macy’s, or thousands of dancers simultaneously executing the same choreography in multiple far-flung cities,or a clutch of actors suddenly morphing into vampires in the middle of a hungry lunchtime crowd – all caught on video and posted online – artists are trying to break old habits and startle, surprise, and seduce new audiences.”
Actors Blast “Spiderman” Producers Over Injuries
Broadway stars are speaking out against “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” director Julie Taymor and the show’s producers in light of all the serious on-set injuries.
True Grit – London’s National Gallery Changes The Way It Deals With Snow
“The problem first came to light when equipment detected high levels of calcium chloride from de-icing mixtures trodden into the exhibition room floors by visitors. Experts say once this goes into the air as a fine dust, it can contribute to a blackening affect, creating irreversible damage to the paintings.”
Belarus Free Theater Forced to Go Underground
The company, a hit at alternative theater festivals in London and New York, was scheduled to return to the US in January. But “both founders of the troupe are now in hiding, and another member is in jail, as the result of a government crackdown on protests against a presidential election that human rights groups have described as rigged.”