“An exemplar of modern jazz improvisation, and arguably the most influential alto saxophone soloist after bebop progenitor Charlie Parker, … Konitz was one of the last jazz musicians of his era still in active circulation: his career has hummed along, apparently impervious to popular trends or external pressure, for the last 75 years.” – WBGO (Newark, NJ)
Author: Matthew Westphal
What Does It Actually Cost To Produce A Dance Performance?
“To get one example of all that goes into self-producing a show, we asked dancemaker DeAnna Pellecchia of KAIROS Dance Theater to break down the finances of her company’s most recent full-length work, OBJECT, which was performed at Boston Center for the Arts three times in November.” – Dance Magazine
America’s First MA Program In Community Dance
In the Ohio University School of Dance program, “students can specialize in specific populations, such as seniors or children in schools. The program aims to prepare grads for a range of career options, such as teaching artist, outreach coordinator, accessibility coordinator for a dance company or school, or work in the health-care sector or with seniors through social service organizations.” – Dance Magazine
Hollywood Begins Puzzling Out How To Restart Movie Shooting When The COVID Lockdown Ends
“Nothing will happen until jurisdictions relax regulations that currently don’t allow gatherings of 20 or more people. Anticipating that will happen in a month or two, here are some of the key issues that are being figured out right now in film and TV production,” including health testing, tool use, clothing on set, craft services, doors, and crucially, insurance. – Deadline
Post An Image You Own On Instagram And You Lose Exclusive Rights To It, Says U.S. Federal Court
The ruling, which could make a difference for websites that use material originally posted on social media such as Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, sidesteps what has been called “the server test” and concentrates on Instagram’s Terms of Use. Timothy B. Lee explains. – Ars Technica
Not Only Is Albinoni’s Adagio A Movie Cliché, It’s A Total Forgery
A musicologist named Remo Giazotto wrote a monograph on Albinoni in which he claimed to have discovered manuscript fragments by the Venetian Baroque composer, fragments from which he reconstructed the overworked now-famous Adagio. “It sounds too good to be true. And it is.” Cinema and early music maven Donald Greig (who for many years sang with the Tallis Scholars) gives us the real story. – The Guardian
Margaret Atwood Has Created A Puppet Version Of Poe’s ‘The Masque Of The Red Death’
“The novelist is to be a guest on Mary Beard’s BBC Two arts show Front Row Late, hosted in lockdown from the study in Beard’s house. Atwood’s contribution is what Beard calls a ‘very surprising’ version of Poe’s horror story: a puppet show choreographed by the author and her sister Ruth, with all the characters made from household objects.” – The Guardian
Some Live Theaters Want To Reopen On May 6? Actors’ Equity Is Not Having It
Responding to “troubling reports” of some theaters’ plans, the union’s executive director said, “Any employer who wants to begin theatrical productions needs to have a comprehensive plan in place that protects not just the actors and stage managers, but ensures that everyone who works in the theater has a safe workplace. It is unclear under the current circumstances how that can happen.” – Deadline
Vancouver Symphony Rescinds Layoffs
“[The VSO’s president and board chair] said Wednesday the orchestra now expects to meet the goal of maintaining employment for musicians and staff to the end of the 2019-20 season in June.” The layoffs, a response to the COVID-19 epidemic, were announced April 1. – Vancouver Sun
Court Rules That Video Game ‘Call Of Duty’ Is A Work Of Art
The manufacturer of Humvees, AM General, sued the game developer, alleging that the appearance of the trucks in Call of Duty “deceived [players] into believing that AM General licenses the games.” A New York State District Judge rejected the suit, writing that “if realism is an artistic goal, then the presence in modern warfare games of vehicles employed by actual militaries undoubtedly furthers that goal” and that the developer is thus protected under the First Amendment. – The Art Newspaper