“It doesn’t matter what Isaac Hernández’s skill set is, he will be the dancer that got to where he is because his girlfriend is also his boss. Ms. Rojo is the AD who gave prominent roles to her boyfriend and the management at [English National Ballet] are the ones who left a publicly funded dance company open to litigation from dozens of dancers claiming discrimination or constructive dismissal because the boss is sleeping with one her dancers. Should their relationship go south, which of course never happens, …”
Month: February 2018
Is It Time For The UK To Stop Building New Museums?
“A recent government report says that Britain should stop building new museums and focus on the ones it already has. But with limited public funding available, how far can existing museums diversify and grow?” An official with Britain’s Museums Association agrees with the report, while former Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has a different idea.
London’s Serpentine Pavilion For 2018 Will Be A ‘Mexican Shadow Clock Built For The British Breeze’
“The phrase Mexican-British fusion might call to mind an ungodly mishmash of fish and chip burritos or steak and kidney tacos. But, in architectural terms, it looks like it could have intriguing results. We’ll find out this summer – in the form of the Serpentine pavilion, designed this year by young Mexican architect Frida Escobedo as a cross-cultural combination of Mexican domestic architecture with a distinctly British twist.”
Minnesota Public Radio Begins Somali-Language Service
Walking the walk in terms of serving underserved communities, MPR has beta-launched an online local-and-global-news channel for Minnesota’s 31,400 Somalis, the state’s second-largest group of foreign-born residents.
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Viklický And The JCLO In Brno
In their tour of the Czech Republic, last weekend Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra teamed with the eminent Czech pianist and composer Emil Viklický. Viklický crafted an arrangement … read more
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Louvre Opens Gallery For Nazi-Looted Art. Is This A Betrayal?
“It seemed to us that if we didn’t create a permanent space, we were operating as we used to in the past,” said Sébastien Allard, director of the paintings department at the Louvre, which opened a dedicated space for looted works in December. Although museums are often suspected of wanting to keep the pieces, Mr. Allard said, “our goal is clearly to return everything that we can.”
Why Brands Are Now Focusing On Users Rather Than Buyers
Purchase brands focus on the “moments of truth” that happen before the transaction, such as researching, shopping, and buying the product. By contrast, usage brands focus on the moments of truth that happen after the transaction, whether in delivery, service, education, or sharing.
Theatre Access For All – It’s Coming But Audience Attitudes Need To Change
Many audience members seem increasingly intolerant of any distraction in their theatregoing experience, an attitude likely brought on in part by the steep rise in ticket prices. Will the use of smart phones, even with a non-glare app, inspire some nasty exchanges? Will open captioning continue to be seen as some kind of niche practice that intrudes on the serenity of the “mainstream”? Will autistic audience members always be accommodated through a policy of separate but equal?
North Korea’s Pop Musicians Are A Well-Oiled Propaganda Machine
In addition to their rare performances abroad, North Korea’s modern musicians play an essential role at home as propagandists for the government. Songs are usually aimed at building the Kim personality cult and legitimizing the Kims’ leadership role by invoking Mount Paektu, the sacred symbol of the family. Titles include “Our Comrade Kim Jong Un” and “We Know Only You.”
Study: What If Artists Retained Equity In The Sales Of Their Work?
“In their paper, titled Democratizing Art Markets: Fractional Ownership and the Securitization of Art, the authors, using historical sales data from the Leo Castelli gallery, have modelled a sample portfolio to determine what would have happened had Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg retained 10% equity in their own works sold by Castelli between 1958 and 1963.”