“The recently revealed discovery of more than 1,400 works of art stashed away in an apartment in Munich, Germany, could pose a number of legal challenges for individuals looking to make a claim, an art expert said in an interview. ”
Author: Matthew Westphal
New Restrictions On Cruise Ship Traffic To Venice
“The Italian government had decided to reduce the number of cruise ships sailing through Venice by 40% from November 2014, but at the cost of further damaging the lagoon through deep dredging a channel to allow the ships to arrive in the port of Venice round the back of the city.”
London Theatre, Only One Year Old, Loses Both Its Bosses
The directors of the St. James Theatre, David Gilmore (artistic) and Guy Kitchenn (executive), ” will step down on 23 November when their contracts expire. They plan to create a new independent production company. Executive producer Robert Mackintosh (brother of Cameron) will remain at the helm of St James.”
Commercial Theatre Badly Needs Reform, Says Boss Of UK’s Top Subsidised Theatre
National Theatre executive director Nick Starr: “The problem is that the commercial theatre is so unresponsive to the audience. They are coasting along in largely outdated buildings, with outdated cost structures and desperately unfair distribution of the profits among those who create the value.”
When Socrates Met Phaedrus: Eros In Philosophy
Simon Critchley: “Let me set the scene. It’s hot. It’s really hot. It’s the middle of the Greek summer. Socrates is in Athens where he bumps into an acquaintance called Phaedrus. They say hi. They begin to talk.”
Hacktivist Ballet: Creating A Dance Work About Cyber-Guerilla Group Anonymous
“How do hacks on Twitter and LinkedIn accounts translate to physical movement? Neither the dance nor the music is neatly representative of things like Web site defacements, distributed denial-of-service attacks, and data theft, though they do aim to capture the mood of cyber insurgency.”
Operating Room Pre-Mastectomy Dance Video Goes Viral
“Deborah Cohan, a trained gynecologist, can be seen getting down – dressed in full pre-op gown and colorful protective cap – with a team of anesthetists and other surgical staff … just before undergoing a double mastectomy.”
Myrtle Beach Voters Approve Tax Hike To Build Performing Arts Center
In a low-turnout referendum (3,546 votes cast), 54% of voters supported a small property tax increase to fund construction of a new $10 million, two-stage venue in a South Carolina resort town better known for golf, country music, and heat-seeking Canadians than for drama, dance, or classical music.
Some Arts Organizations Deserve To Fail, Says Terry Teachout
“The strike-bound [sic] Minnesota Orchestra is all but dead. New York City Opera has filed for bankruptcy. I know, you’ve heard it before, but bear with me, OK? What we’re seeing here is not a string of isolated high-culture horror stories but something far more significant – something that requires a different kind of response.”
Lynn Coady Wins Canada’s Giller Prize For Hellgoing
The Cape Breton-born Edmonton resident receives the $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for a short story collection praised by jurors Margaret Atwood, Esi Edugyan and Jonathan Lethem for its “keen and sympathetic wit”.