“An artist who is anti-art, an activist who is also an aesthete, Yvonne Rainer is a combative, contrarian and confounding figure whose work has crossed from choreography to cinema and back again. She has never been popular but she has, for a very long time, been influential.”
Tag: 12.24.10
What’s It Gonna Take To Get You To Watch Ads On TV?
“With TV networks and viewers alike fretting about commercials — you’re not watching enough of them or you’re forced to watch too many — companies are desperate to find that ad campaign that makes you stop and gawk.”
The Wonders Of Auto-Tune
“How much do we love Auto-Tune? Enough that “Auto-Tune the News” went from YouTube sensation to the Billboard Hot 100. Enough that Glee Karaoke, with pitch correction, was reportedly the No. 1 music app in 21 countries.”
You Passed On “Black Swan”? We’re Suing
A New York film production company has sued its former president, claiming “gross lapses in judgment” cost the company millions of dollars in lost revenue and a producer credit on the movie “Black Swan.”
Violist And Teacher Karen Tuttle, 90
“Karen Tuttle, a violist and teacher whose singular approach to her instrument — which entailed the expression of deep feeling, the attainment of great physical comfort and occasionally the literal rending of garments — drew disciples from around the world, died on Dec. 16 at her home in Philadelphia.”
Why Translating Opera Is So Difficult
“Translating librettos is a time-honored practice that takes enormous skill. It’s not like translating “Madame Bovary” into English, which is hard enough. A translation of an opera libretto must fit exactly the rhythm, bounce and flow of the existing melodic lines, which the composer matched to the words of the original language.”
More Questions, Few Answers About Picasso Trove
“Despite several weeks of accusations, counterclaims and deepening investigations, the mystery at the core of the case of Picasso and the electrician seems no closer to being solved.”
Citizens Group Weighs In On Detroit Symphony Strike
“Save Our Symphony, is a new group ran a full-page ad in Sunday’s Detroit Free Press alleging Detroit Symphony Orchestra management has been incompetent in managing its finances and intransigent in handling the nearly 12-week old strike.”
Kennicott: MIA Smithsonian Chief Should Resign
Wayne Clough’s “defense of a decision that will almost certainly mark the nadir of his tenure has been limited to internal memos. By withdrawing from the public debate about what has been tactically, strategically and historically a disaster for the institution, he has called into question whether he shares the fundamental values of openness and engagement that should define the Smithsonian.”
A Sports-Besotted nation – Canada’s Most-Watched TV In 2010
Six of the top ten programs were sports.