Laura Miller: ” If you’ve found the case difficult to follow, you’re not alone. Still it’s worth getting a handle on the basics because the suit – or, more precisely, the business deals behind it – have changed book publishing in significant ways. Furthermore, Judge Cote’s decision could have impact well beyond the book industry.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Jason Alexander On The Shutdown Of His Theater Company
“Jason Alexander has shed some more light on the recent demise of Reprise Theatre Company. The “Seinfeld” veteran had served as artistic director of the Los Angeles musical theater organization since 2007 and has appeared in several of its productions.”
Surprised By All The Protests In Brazil? Not If You’ve Been Following Its Cultural Output
“For at least a decade, a small but telling cross section of movies, books, musical acts and other forms of artistic expression have suggested that the major stress lines in Brazilian society – economic inequality, pervasive corruption, sub-par public services, lack of accountability among the country’s elites – were pointing toward a crackup.”
Minnesota Orchestra To Return Nearly $1M In State Grant Money
“Orchestra management last December pledged to sequester its fiscal 2013 state grant [of $960,000] until a contract was reached with locked-out musicians. There is still no deal, so when the state’s fiscal year ended on Saturday, the funds were returned. Grants cannot be carried over to new fiscal periods.”
Milorad Miskovitch, 85, Luminary In Mid-Century French Ballet
“With matinee-idol looks and solid classical training, Mr. Miskovitch was highly visible amid the creative effervescence that marked French choreography shortly after World War II. Young and unknown choreographers like Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart and Janine Charrat all took advantage of his magnetic presence in their early works.”
London To Host Its First-Ever Cabaret Festival
“Comedian Alexander Armstrong and US singer Michael Feinstein are among the performers lined up to appear as part of the first London Festival of Cabaret. The festival will run from October 22 until November 15 with events taking place in a variety of venues across London. Other acts taking part include Elaine Paige, Maria Friedman and Barb Jungr.”
Want To Be Employable? Study Philosophy
We’ve seen the argument before, but it’s worth revisiting (not least for the benefit of hiring managers).
David Hallberg Returns To The Ever-Tumultuous Bolshoi Ballet
In 2011, “Hallberg became the first American principal dancer of the Bolshoi, the world’s largest ballet, with more than 200 dancers, an institution that’s remained at the center of Russian culture since its founding in 1776.”
Should The U.S. Have A Secretary of Culture?
Roughly 50 other countries, including nearly all of the developed world, have a cabinet-level post devoted to the support of culture. Yet the United States has always resisted creating such a position. Would a Secretary of Culture improve U.S. government support of the arts and humanities or merely politicize it?
You May Not Know It, But Alan Gilbert Is Doing Great Things With The New York Philharmonic
Justin Davidson: “I have spent a lot of time watching Gilbert rehearse, teach, and coach, and what has stuck with me is the way he travels through a musical landscape with a naturalist’s vigilance, alert to moments of drama even before they happen, knowing that a distant, barely audible murmur portends a calamitous event nearby.”