November 2014 – Page 43 – ArtsJournal Wayback

Another Public Radio Station Cuts Classical Music To Add News/Talk

“Atlanta’s public radio battle is about to get interesting as WABE 90.1 FM, which for years has relied on a heavy rotation of daytime classical music, plans to expand its news programming in part to compete with Georgia Public Broadcasting.”

St. Petersburg’s Upstart Ballet Company Makes Its U.S. Debut

“When we think about Russian ballet, our minds inevitably drift to two companies, the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky. They represent a kind of yin and yang of Russian aesthetics. … [But] the Mikhailovsky Ballet of St. Petersburg, has lately seen its fortunes rise, propelled by the ambitions of Vladimir Kekhman, a Donald Trump-like tycoon who built his fortune on fruit imports.”

Theatre Rushes In Where UK Film And TV Fear To Tread: Politics

“Political theatre ebbs and flows, but if it is resurgent right now, that is for a variety of reasons. One, clearly, is the prevailing discontent with current political discourse and a sense that the media often fail to grapple with existing realities.”

Aereo Lays Off More Than Half Its Staff, But It’s Not Shutting Down

“Aereo, which put its [re-streaming of broadcast TV] service on hold after it lost a Supreme Court ruling in June, is laying off a majority of its staff, including employees in New York and Boston, although the company says that it is continuing to ‘chart our path forward’.”

A Song About Gay Love And Pot-Smoking Just Won Country Music’s Song Of The Year (Yes, Really)

“‘Oh my goodness! Do y’all know what this means for country music?!’ That’s what the charming Kacey Musgraves said when she won the prize for Song of the Year for her controversial hit ‘Follow Your Arrow’ at last night’s Country Music Awards. And she’s right.”

Why A Semi-Reclusive Billionaire Gave LACMA Half A Billion Dollars’ Worth Of Art

Jerry Perenchio, former chairman of the Spanish-language U.S. television network Univisión, is bequeathing at least 47 paintings – by the likes of Monet, Magritte, Manet, and Picasso – valued at roughly $500 million. But there’s a sizable string attached.

Poland Celebrates Post-Communist Prosperity With A Spate Of New Concert Halls

New venues in Krakow, Szczecin, Wroclaw and Katowice “are seen as symbolic of the triumph over the Communist past and of the adoption of modern European values. … After the halls are built, the question inevitably arises over how – even whether – they can be filled.”

Protesters Unfurl Three-Story Banner in Guggenheim Museum

“The banner, reading ‘Stop Labor Abuse / Countdown to Guggenheim Abu Dhabi,’ was brought into the museum hidden inside a baby stroller.” It was the first of a series of actions “carried out by the Gulf Ultra Luxury Front (G.U.L.F.) activist group.”

What Can You Really Do With An Arts Degree?

A lot, actually, even if the art part doesn’t end up earning you money. “The best programs develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, along with intellectual curiosity, creativity, and an amazing work ethic.”

Month: November 2014