“Natalia Kaliada, co-founder of the Belarus company, explains how Jude Law and the London theatre helped her underground group find a home after the ill-fated presidential elections of 2010.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Japan’s Praemium Imperiale 2013 To Gormley, Coppola, Domingo
“The tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo and the film director Francis Ford Coppola are among the 2013 winners of the [$150,000] Praemium Imperiale arts awards from the Japan Art Association.” The Other winners include “Michaelangelo Pistoletto for painting (Italy); Antony Gormley for sculpture (Britain); and David Chipperfield for architecture (Britain).”
L.A. Philharmonic Players Get 1% Annual Raises In New Contract
“At the end of four years, the minimum yearly wage for the Phil’s more than 100 musicians will be $154,336, up 3.8% from the $148,700 minimum in the contract that expired Sunday. The minimum wage scale had risen 17% over the previous four-year contract.”
Reality TV May Warp Viewers’ Perception of Actual Reality
“New research finds that reality television programs that purport to show celebrities’ everyday lives impact viewers’ beliefs about human relationships.”
Poor Dance New Amsterdam – First Bankrupt, Now Homeless
“After years of false stops and starts and problems that recently landed it in bankruptcy court, Dance New Amsterdam has put its 2013-14 season on hold and is scheduled to move out of its home at 280 Broadway by Oct. 15, organization officials announced Monday.”
Children Learn More From Positive Inducement Than From Nagging (Imagine That!)
“You know what will happen if you keep nagging your kids about all the bad things their poor decisions will cause? Much less than what would happen if you emphasized what good could come from avoiding those actions.”
Dancers’ Union To San Francisco Ballet: We’re The Product, So Pay Us Like It
Alan Gordon, national executive director of AGMA: “Orchestras have always been paid better than opera singers or ballet dancers, and we think that’s wrong. People don’t go to the ballet to hear the orchestra. They go to the ballet to see the dancers. … We don’t want you to give less to anybody, but we don’t care what you give them because we want more.”
Sergei Filin To Return To Bolshoi, Eight Months After Acid Attack
“The artistic director of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet is returning to Moscow from Germany following eight months and 22 operations on his eyes and face after an acid attack that nearly blinded him … Sergei Filin will fly in on Saturday and take part in the troupe’s reunion after holidays on Tuesday, [a] spokeswoman said.”
Scotland’s Next Culture Funding Cuts Less Bad Than Feared
“The Scottish government has published its draft budget for 2014/15, with a lower than expected cut of £2.1 million [or 8.2%] to Scotland’s five national performing companies. … However, The Stage understands that much greater cuts had been on the cards.”
Sydney Theatre Co. To Create New Work With Australian Military
“Sydney Theatre Company is to collaborate with the Australian Defence Force in a new verbatim play that will bring the stories of servicemen and women to the stage in the centenary year of the start of the first world war. The Long Way Home, which will premiere in February 2014, will include the experiences of personnel who have served in operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor.”