“The judge, after reviewing a list of procedural concerns, said he was approving the quicker-than-usual schedule in recognition of the case’s notoriety, suggesting that any interested parties were already aware of the bankruptcy. Ballots approving or objecting the plan are being sent to creditors and are due back by June 26.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Making A Choreographic Meal Of Leftovers: Antony Hamilton’s Keep Everything
“In previous works that had an overarching idea, he says, it was inevitable that he’d jettison ‘little offshoots and chance moments that had no relation to what we were trying to achieve’. This time, the scraps and offcuts became the central elements.”
‘No More Recitals’ – A Manifesto For Ballet Students
“Many parents, costume-clad youngsters and dance mavens may consider the notion of ‘no recitals’ a sign of the apocalypse, but I would like for us to imagine a world with fewer recitals and more ballet barres.”
Copyright Case Against South Park Parody Video Thrown Out Of Court
“A federal appeals court affirmed Thursday that a 2008 South Park parody of a real-world video – ‘What What (In the Butt)’ – did not infringe on the YouTube video of the same name … [The] the outcome affirms the right that you can get an infringement case thrown out of court – via a fair-use defense – without having to go through an expensive trial.”
Radio Netherlands To Close Its English-Language Service
“The measures are a result of steep budget cuts imposed by the Dutch government and a concomitant change in focus. Providing the world with a realistic image of the Netherlands, as we have proudly done since 1947, will no longer be one of our statutory duties.”
Concert Of Wagner In Israel Canceled For A Second Time
“The Israel Wagner Society is continuing in its efforts to find a venue for a concert of pieces by Richard Wagner, without much success. Last week, the society found a venue in which to hold a concert this coming Saturday, the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel. A few days later however, hotel ownership changed its mind and cancelled the show.”
James Corden Of One Man, Two Guv’nors On His Aptitude For Pratfalls
“I don’t think it’s about aptitude, it’s about wanting to get the biggest laugh. You get that if you go as big as you can. At one point in the show, I slap myself in the face. The harder I slap myself, the bigger the laugh I get. So it’s not an ability, it’s a desire for the reaction.”
Why Shakespeare Is … Palestinian
Amir Nizar Zuabi: “The man might have been born in Stratford-upon-Avon four centuries ago, but he is alive and well today in Aida refugee camp, not far from the church of the nativity in Bethlehem. … [The] reason I say this with such conviction (and even dare, sometimes, to believe it) is that, reading his plays, I have a sense of familiarity that can only come from compatriots.”
Turmoil At New Orleans’s Contemporary Arts Center
High-level staff departures, persistent deficits, artists pulling their work from exhibitions, fundraising shortfalls, an entire floor sitting unfinished and unused, and what many see as an excessive reliance on outside rental income – it’s messy down there …
Philly Pops Orchestra Threatens To Drop Founding Conductor Peter Nero
Board president (and bankruptcy administrator) Frank Giordano wants Nero – so identified with the Pops that his name precedes the orchestra’s in marketing materials – to take a 40% pay cut. Nero has refused, and now the board is asking the bankruptcy court for permission to terminate his contract.