“Even once a show’s financing looks solid, and a star and a theater are lined up, it takes time to construct sets, retrofit the theater and finish the creative work on the script or score — often a few months for a play and twice as long for big musicals. So when one show flops, and a theater becomes available, few if any shows are ready to fill the void.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Turning A Le Corbusier Roof Into A Museum
“It is something of an anomaly, a cross between a private museum, sponsored by Audi Talents Awards, and a historic architectural Mecca. It also remains a public space for the residents of the Cité Radieuse.”
Iain Banks, 59, Novelist And ‘Irreplaceable Part of The Literary World’
“After announcing his illness in April, Banks asked his publishers to bring forward the release date of his latest novel, The Quarry, so he could see it on the shelves. ‘Just three weeks ago he was presented with finished copies.'”
The ‘Bad’ Cover: Where Classical And Pop Cross Paths
“The differences between a performance of the same work by the New York Philharmonic as compared to the London Symphony Orchestra can be tantamount to Nirvana’s cover of ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ versus David Bowie’s original.”
So, How *Was* That ‘Red Wedding’ Episode Filmed? [Major Spoilers In Article]
“‘I wanted then to move into unusually bright light, by Game of Thrones’ standards, for the feast,’ McLachlan said. ‘I had the art department add a great deal more candlesticks and torches than they wanted.'”
Abigail Heyman, 70, Photographer Who Documented The Lives Of Women In Quiet Despair
“In one of the book’s most arresting images, Ms. Heyman photographed herself undergoing an abortion.”
Stuck On The Tarmac? Better Hope Philly Orchestra Musicians Are On Your Flight
“Passengers on a flight from Beijing to Macau … had been sitting on the tarmac for three hours when a quartet of musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra pulled out their instruments and provided what they called on YouTube a ‘pop up’ performance.”
Brazil Subsidizes The Heck Out Of The Arts – And Everyone Notices
“The government is planning to soon launch a program that will give every worker in the country 50 reais ($25, or almost 10% of the monthly minimum wage) that they can spend exclusively on cultural activities, with the hope that it will allow average Brazilians to spend more time at museums, in the cinema, or at a live dance performance.”
Troubled High School Kids Stay In School – And Get Jobs – WIth The Arts
“‘I don’t think I would have graduated high school if I hadn’t come to A.R.T.,’ says Cami Shishko, who recently completed her freshman year at the Cornish College of the Arts.”
Harvard Doesn’t Understand Historical Stats: The Humanities Are NOT Dying
“Compared to the massive changes in the American university since the Second World War, it’s the resilience of the humanities that should be surprising.”