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Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.23.17

I know you won’t judge me
This Arts Advocacy Day, the stakes are much higher. As we work to make the case for the arts, we wonder, is our data keeping pace? We’re using love (or breakup) letters as a creative and fun design research method to get powerful insight into the perceptions of our stakeholders. … read more
AJBlog: Field Notes Published 2017-03-23

Flyover country? Nonsense in jazz, politics, crime fiction
There’s no such thing as “flyover country” — except in the minds of careless or ignorant people who ought to know better. For instance: Jazz lives throughout the US and the world, not only in New York. … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2017-03-23

Ice cream and coffee
Quite a lively discussion in class this week, about how conservatories could change. One quick takeaway: That the Juilliard graduate students in my class would love to go to a school where the focus was … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2017-03-23

How To Learn And Remember New Things As An Adult

Some of the things we most commonly do – re-reading (especially when we skim), highlighting sections of text – actually make things worse. Education researcher Ulrich Boser explains why, and offers some better suggestions, in this Q&A.

David Lynch’s ‘Eraserhead’ At 40

“On 19 March 1977, the world changed, after which there was a long uncomfortable silence.” Danny Leigh goes looks into the background and influence of a movie that, after four decades, has lost none of its power to freak people out.

Australia’s Largest Arts Festival Smashes Box Office Records

“Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy have had a dream start to their tenure as Joint Artistic Directors of the Adelaide Festival with their debut programme taking more than $4.08 million at the box office, representing a 44 percent increase on last year. The 2017 takings were the highest in the Festival’s 57-year history, matching a plethora of rave reviews and high levels of audience excitement.”

A Brief History Of Dolly Gallagher Levi, From Carol Channing To Pearl Bailey To Jack Benny (Yep) And On

Eric Grode considers the many famous actresses and comediennes – and even male performers (Benny never actually played Dolly, but he did seriously consider it) to put their own stamps on the title role in Hello, Dolly! since Channing created it in 1964.

Between ‘Trainspotting’ And ‘T2 Trainspotting’, Danny Boyle Says He’s Become A Worse Director

Yes, that’s despite Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, 127 Hours, and Steve Jobs. In a Q&A, he tells Kevin Lincoln what on earth he means by that.

Verdi Opera Cancelled After Star Tenor Arrested For Domestic Violence

“A performance of Verdi’s Ernani at the Capitole de Toulouse was cancelled last Tuesday, because South Korean tenor Alfred Kim, who held the title role, was placed under custody over violence against his girlfriend.”

There Have Been Many Literary Hoaxes, But Only One Led To A Duel With Pistols

Eric Grundhauser tells the story of “Cherubina de Gabriak” of St. Petersburg and the two great Russian Symbolist poets who fell in love with her, even though she didn’t exist.

These Two Playwrights Have Been Prominent For Decades – Why Are They Only Now Getting To Broadway? (Is It Because They’re Women?)

“They are two of the nation’s pre-eminent playwrights. Each has won nearly every award their field has to offer, including the Pulitzer Prize. Each has written works that are staged around the world and have become required reading in college classes. And each has earned an admired position in the academy, teaching aspiring dramatists at Ivy League institutions. One milestone, however, has long eluded Paula Vogel and Lynn Nottage: Broadway.” Why is this?

Royal Ballet Choreographer Publicly Insults Dancers Over Bad Reviews

The London critics were not fond of David Dawson’s The Human Seasons, onstage at Covent Garden as part of a triple bill. In the comment section for one particularly harsh review, Dawson’s assistant choreographer, Tim Couchman, left a rant blaming the poor quality of the performance on the dancers, insulting their professionalism, skill, work ethic, attitude and egos. The Royal Ballet is not happy.