“It’s really where Star Wars was kind of born I suppose, and it’s nice that it’s coming back.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Diaghilev, The Ballets Russes, And The Guys Onstage
“Into this pastel-tinted world marched the Ballets Russes, with its hot colors, new music — and men. Electrifying, beautiful, sexy men.”
The Return Of James Levine Prompts Questions About The Future
“In the past, when Mr. Levine was working at full capacity, he redefined the role of music director in a public way that sent clear signals to operagoers and patrons,” writes Anthony Tommasini. “But these days the Met does not convey the artistic focus and mission it did before Mr. Levine’s health problems began.”
The Arts Versus Dementia & Alzheimer’s
“While visual arts generated the greatest immediate sense of achievement, it was music and dance that demonstrated a significantly longer energising effect than other art forms, with the results concluding that art practices can combat many of the most difficult effects of early dementia.”
Closing An Equity Theatre, Devastating The Theatrical Landscape
“The more theater we have, the more audience we have. When you lose a major house, everybody loses. In the long run, I don’t think it’s good for anybody. It’s a real kick in the shins.”
Holy Batman, Batman!
“It’s the most iconic subject matter Burden has tackled, and it’s also the most labor-intensive painting he’s ever produced. He started in February 2012 and finished in late November of that year, spending an estimated 1,200 hours on the painting and its elaborate frame, which is ornamented with resin Batman heads.”
If The Artist Is A Criminal, What Should The Wall Text Say?
“if you do a large-scale presentation, then you need to do a full accounting. If you’re going to show individual pieces, you may not have to.”
An Obit Writer, And Her No-Longer-Lost-To-History Subject
“The stories obit writers love best are those of history’s backstage players, the unsung men and women who, though no one knows their names, have managed to put a wrinkle in the social fabric.”
Could Local Theatres Help Spur An Arts Funding Revolution?
“If building audiences and arts engagement, and widening arts access at grassroots level, are prioritised, it could be that the arts find they have an army of advocates. It is those people whom this and future governments can’t afford to ignore.”
When Kickstarter Goes Very, Very Wrong (And Hurts The Arts It’s Supposed To Be Helping)
“No children will go hungry because Amazon Payments has dropped our account into some antiquated pneumatic tube. The show will still go on. But I’ve had to restage because we couldn’t afford to build all of the platforms we had hoped, and a tiny, overextended staff is reaching ever farther with less.”