Dallas Symphony, riding a string of successes, convenes a conference on the future of the modern orchestra. – Dallas Morning News
Author: Douglas McLennan
THE MOST FAMOUS KINDERGARTEN TEACHER IN AMERICA
Margaret Edson has been widely celebrated for her play “Wit,” written nearly nine years ago, which finally took the theater world by storm last year. But, this kindergarten teacher continues to protest, I’m not a playwright. “I just wrote this one little play.” – Washington Post
PAY UP OR WE’LL KILL YOU
Criminal gangs have penetrated the Indian film industry, where producing a Bollywood hit can result in death threats if you don’t pay up. – New York Times 02/27/00
SUNNY SIDE UP
Art translated through television usually gives up a lot. But public TV’s “Egg” explores what the tube can add to understanding of the arts. – New York Times 02/27/00
NOW READ THIS
Words embedded in movie trailers are all the style these days. “The creators of trailers and titles say dramatic use of words on the screen mixed with fleeting, powerful images has the greatest impact on movie audiences, which these days are bombarded with up to 20 minutes of commercials, promotional tie-ins, information about the sound system and movie previews before the feature starts.” – Los Angeles Times 02/27/00
GOLD RUSH
Just as 20th Century entertainment was dominated by TV and film, many in Hollywood are betting the 21st will be shaped by the internet. The gold rush is on. – The Telegraph (UK) 02/27/00
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD
The commercial theater business has been booming. But ominous signs are afoot. Some are proclaiming the end of the mega-musicals, the engine that has been driving business on Broadway and on the road. What’s to replace the big musicals on the touring circuit? – Boston Globe
Where’s new work to come from – and, almost more important, where are the places for it to go? – Boston Globe
WHO OWNS MUSIC?
A Harvard panel debates intellectual property protection in the digital age. – Wired
BIG THINK
Rodin’s “The Thinker” is being recast for the first time since the artist’s death in 1917. – The Art Newspaper
NAZI RETURNS
On the eve of announcement of a British government plan for compensation to Holocaust survivors and their families for artwork looted by the Nazis now residing in British museums, a controversy erupts. Jewish community leaders and art experts are protesting that the plan is inadequate.- London Evening Standard
- Previously: LOOTED ART: Several prominent British art museums are expected to announce this week that they are in possession of artworks stolen by the Nazis in the World War II. The Tate alone is said to have 100 such works. – Jerusalem Post