A scientist steps into the arts and finds that everything, including money (subtract a couple of zeroes for arts grants), is different – but that science and the arts are “just different ways of engaging with questions that matter to us.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Theatre Critics, Why Are You Afraid Of Off-Broadway?
When the Tony Awards opened its Regional Theatre award to non-Broadway companies within the boroughs, non-NY critics freaked the hell out. Why?
Learn Some Manners, Or Get Off My (Summer Music Festival) Lawn
“The smart phone-driven attention span of music audiences is increasingly fragile — and all this constant yammering is likely a ramification.”
Could You Name Even One Animator If You Tried?
“The biggest misconception about being an animator is that it’s all a big party, that we just sit around and drink beer and smoke weed all day.”
Chicago’s Time-Traveling 19th-Century Flâneur Is Actually An Advertisement
“Behind this ‘Jean-Paul’ character is a team: Producers who procure his replica suits and accessories, photographers who take the sepia-toned pictures for the blog, and digital managers who tweet and post under his name.”
Is It Time For Latinos To Show Their Political Clout In The Arts?
Yes, because when politicians “detect even minor public opinion shifts, or the increasing organization of special interest groups, or the rise in money being raised to achieve some end that may even remotely be interpreted as having political over or under tones, their radar kicks into high gear.”
What’s It Like Programming For One Of The Most Famous Classical Music Summer Festivals?
Ravinia Fest Music Director James Conlon: “It’s not the time of the year to give them hard-core, avant-garde music. People have a different mindset in the summer.”
Fernando Alonso, 98, Co-Founder Of Cuban National Ballet
Alonso began his career in 1935 and (along with dancer Alicia Alonso) left an “indelible mark on Cuban culture,” according to Cuban state TV.
Think Launching A Netflix Original Series Is Easy?
Think again – as you consider the “Orange Is the New Black” Netflix war room.
This May (Not) Come As A Shock: Theatre People Are Using Kickstarter
But one actor says there’s a downside: “I still owe people. … That can go for a while. Your project, even though it’s finished, is not fully finished if you come up with incentives that take time to do.”