“‘Philadelphia was poised to be a great American dance capital,’ said Welk. ‘Now we’re a little less poised.'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
An American Violinist Attacks The Suzuki Method – And Suzuki Himself
“The kerfuffle exploded in the violin world like an out-of-tune screech in a Haydn quartet. The Suzuki method is vastly popular, selling some half a million books a year, according to its publisher; Mr. O’Connor is a star who has toured with the jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli, worked as a major session musician in Nashville, composed for the concert hall and recorded with top musicians including Yo-Yo Ma.”
Hollywood Now Has A Flood Of Social Media Data, And Analyzers To Sort It All Out
“The system, for instance, looks at the size of the online conversation and how much of it is positive or negative. It also tracks how much activity is organic and how much is the result of specific studio efforts.”
How Is Google Maps So (Generally) Awesome? Big Data, But Also A Big Project
“Satellites and algorithms only get you so far. Google employs a small army of human operators (they won’t say exactly how many) to manually check and correct the maps using an in-house program called Atlas. Few people outside the company have seen it in use.”
The Disconnect Between Life And The Arts, Played Out In Black Bodies In The Art World
“I’ve now learned what it really means to be a black woman working in the arts. It means I carry the burden with none of the gains. It means that black lives in this country will never be more newsworthy to my peers than art world scandal.”
So, A ‘Punk Rock Water Ballet’ – What *Is*That?
“The landscape evokes danger with the possibility of death yet still upholds elegance and class.”
The Kennedy Center Honors Will Soon See A Changing Of The Guard
“As is tradition, the artists sat with the president and first lady and watched the evening unfold. But that and other traditions could change. Producer George Stevens Jr., who has been at the event’s helm since 1978, told the audience that this will be his last event — after Kennedy Center officials told him they wanted to reinvigorate the show.”
Archiving Anything Weird On Film, And Turning It Digital
“I realized if I started my own archive I could have all the source material I wanted to create my own work. I chose film because I thought it would end up being the medium with the most longevity.”
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Whose Rural Life Inspired Her Poetry Dies At 57
“Already a songwriter, [Claudia Emerson] was inspired to write poetry by the scenery on her rural 86-mile mail route and by reading Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet.'”
Can The Green Bay Symphony Save Itself By Joining Forces With The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra?
“‘This would not be a takeover, and it’s not throwing a life raft to a sinking ship,’ Cantrell said. ‘I want to look at it as a partnership into the future.'”