“The executive directors of both groups now say the plan calls for an umbrella organization that would include Mr. Jones’s troupe. The new brand — with a new name and a new mission — would link the 28-year-old company of Mr. Jones … with an arts center that holds more than 110 performances annually by some 45 artists and companies.”
Author: Laura Collins Hughes
Why Hollywood Is Fighting Movie Futures Exchanges
“For the first time, people with no stake in a film could be rewarded financially if it bombs. And futures contracts that sell poorly threaten to become self-fulfilling prophecies, as the news media spreads the word that ‘the market’ expects a film to tank.”
Hilary Mantel And The Orange Prize: What Are The Odds?
“The bookmaker William Hill installed Wolf Hall as the 2-1 favourite, just as it did after an extraordinary flurry of bets on the novel followed the Booker nominations last year. The smart money, however, should perhaps go elsewhere.”
Five Men Cleared Of Extortion Over Stolen Leonardo
“In a further blow, three of the men have insisted they are still entitled to a reward for securing the Madonna of the Yarnwinder, stolen from the Duke of Buccleuch’s Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, in August 2003.”
Jukebox Musicals Elbow Creativity Out Of The Way
“The urge to be commercially successful has driven producers to rely on tried-and-true material that boomers are likely to relate to and it’s resulted in a lot of projects high on energy and entertainment, but low on originality and serious content.”
Town Asks Its Nonprofits For $$; Donations Fail To Roll In
“More than half the organizations” in Concord, Mass., “responded to the town’s request by outlining the many ways they already contribute to the community; some didn’t respond at all. Many of the organizations … cited their own fiscal hardships; others were philosophically opposed, and some were put off by the town’s demanding approach.”
Boston Public Library May Lose State Funds Over Closures
“The threat, submitted as a cluster of budget amendments, would withhold the $2.4 million the Boston Public Library expects to receive from the state next year. If the amendments pass, the city, in order to receive the funding, would have to keep open all its 26 library branches in some capacity, regardless of staffing levels, layoffs, or hours of operation.”
Experimental Autism Therapy Uses Music To Teach Speech
“The theory behind the therapy is that the combination of sound and movement can activate a network of brain regions that overlap with brain areas thought to be abnormal in children with autism. Researchers think the intensive, repetitive training on sound paired with motion will help strengthen those abnormal areas.”
Colm Toibin Stares Down Marina Abramovic
“It was important, I thought, to do the gazing as intelligently as possible. I knew that she would not smile, or descend into shyness. She would only look. … It was like being brought into a room in Enniscorthy when I was a child on the day after a neighbour had died and being allowed to look at the corpse’s face.”
In Federal Court, Explicating Marlene Dumas’ ‘Blacklist’
“In detailed testimony, [New York art dealer Jack] Tilton explained his knowledge about how the list was administered and revealed prominent names that were on the list, including major collectors (like Richard Cooper and Daniel Holtz), dealers (like Marc Jancou), and David Zwirner, who began representing her in 2008.”