= have dived in recent weeks. Owners contemplate closing the show. Toronto Globe and Mail
Author: Douglas McLennan
TATTOOED LADIES TO PUPPETS
MUSIC OF THE MILLENNIUM
Disney’s 100-player orchestra, men’s chorus, women’s chorus, children’s choir, synthesizer, vocal quartet – loud, long and pretentious. Symphony based on a 20-page Eisner “treatment.” – St. Petersburg Times
GERARD SCHWARZ to give up directing New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival
It’s a move that Lincoln Center officials say caught them by surprise. He’ll have been at the helm for 17 years when he departs in 2001. – The New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET makes its first-ever trip to London
And this critic is impressed. – The Times (UK)
(Another review, from The Sunday Times, 10.31.99)
IF YOU WANT TO GET AN ARTS GRANT –
– know your terms. A Montreal artist applied for a grant to write a book about the porno company he works for. He didn’t get it. Next time call it “erotica.” Toronto Globe and Mail
CHAMPION OF CONTROVERSIAL ART
Legendary arts educator Philip Yenawine says the professional art world has failed the public and themselves. Brooklyn brawl is all too sadly familiar. Salon
CRITICAL EDGE
These days, knocking an Australian product – including art – is regarded as disloyal and unhelpful in nation-building. Where are the critics? Sydney Morning Herald
“IMPROBABLE”
… international theater festival gets under way in San Antonio. San Antonio Express News
CHAMPION OF CONTROVERSIAL ART
Legendary arts educator Philip Yenawine says the professional art world has failed the public and themselves. Brooklyn brawl is all too sadly familiar. Salon