“The acclaimed Budapest Festival Orchestra had seven of its bows seized at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday because of what orchestra officials said were misplaced concerns that the bows contained forbidden African elephant ivory.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Hollywood Wants Camera Drones, And The FAA Might Let Them Fly
“While the Federal Aviation Administration has previously ordered companies and individuals to stop flying unmanned aircraft, this week the agency said it’s considering exemptions for seven film and television productions seeking to use aerial drones in their work.”
Meet Hollywood’s New Go-To Sex Scene Choreographer
“‘If you’re filming a scene with an element of combat, you get a fight director. If you’re filming a dance, you get a choreographer, and if you have a sex scene, you get … It makes sense to me,’ says Michael Arnold, explaining his new role.”
‘We Have A Big Head Problem’: Terry Gilliam On Directing Berlioz’s ‘Benvenuto Cellini’
“This is a perfect metaphor. Much of the visual stuff I’d planned isn’t working – because there’s a big head in the way. The head is bigger than it should be, just like Berlioz’s, Cellini’s and mine.”
National Ballet Of Spain Suspends Upcoming Tours In Overtime Pay Dispute
At issue is a rule that civil servants may not be paid for more than 60 hours of overtime per year (time off is offered instead) – a rule that the company’s dancers and tech staff insist is unworkable for a low-pay performing arts company with an off season. (in Spanish)
A Long, Long Workday With Boston Ballet’s Boss
Jeffrey Gantz sees what’s involved in the 9:00 am-to-11:30 pm daily routine of artistic director Mikko Nissinen.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 06.03.14
In Re: DIA — The Moral Of The Michigan Vote Story
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The Withering of College Radio
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-06-03
Lygia Clark: The Geography of Hagiography
AJBlog: Artopia | Published 2014-06-03
Kevyn Orr Reprimands Detroit Creditors
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-06-03
Transforming Art: A Look Back At What Mattered
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-06-03
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Creating Scotland In Miniature (Including Rocks And Mud) For Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Macbeth’
“Painter Richard Nutbourne hopped off a flight from England last week and headed straight to the New York’s Park Avenue Armory to check that the nearly two dozen giant artificial stones he had shipped over the ocean had arrived safely.”
San Diego Opera Names New Leader
“Only two weeks after severing ties with former director Ian Campbell and reversing its March vote to his plan and shut down the company, the board of the San Diego Opera has picked a new leader. William Mason, the highly respected former general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, is the opera’s new artistic adviser.”
Is The Classical Music World Really So Sexist And Looks-ist? (Alex Ross On Chubbygate)
“Classical music has much to be ashamed of, but it can point with some pride toward increasing gender parity in the makeup of orchestras, toward considerable progress in the representation of female composers, and – caveats aside – toward the historic empowerment of the diva.”