Here’s the deal: “Each section has a reputation based loosely on the personality types drawn to certain instruments and the parts they play on the field. Trumpets generally own the melody, so the section attracts people who want to be the center of attention, at least musically. The perfectionist woodwinds — piccolos, flutes, clarinets and saxophones — are invariably drowned out by the brass section, meaning their dedication to musicianship doesn’t rely on recognition.” And there’s so much more. – The New York Times
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Employee Steals Nearly $800,000 From DC-Area Ballet Academy
Listen, a ballet school with an extra $800,000? We don’t think so. Not surprisingly, the woman – hired to handle the accounts of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon-founded Kirov Ballet Academy in DC – was caught. – NBC Washington
Walls And Barricades Are Going Up Fast, But Just As Quickly, Artists Are Making Them Into Huge Canvases
Walls can be psychic wounds to those who suffer on either side, but artists try to make them “sites of exploration and evolution.” – Hyperallergic
How The Feminist Art Coalition Is Changing The United States In 2020
Though the Met is still perilously close to the percentage that so angered the Guerrilla Girls in 1985, things may be slowly changing – and they may be accelerated just before the U.S.’s presidential election by a concerted effort to show women artists. The plan is big, and growing by the day. “Initially, only 52 museums and art institutions were involved, but since launching their website last week, organizers have been flooded with emails from spaces asking to participate.” – The Guardian (UK)
The Real Streaming Era Has Begun
Streaming services – Netflix, Amazon, etc. etc. etc. – have been challenging Hollywood for years, but before now, the three biggest old companies weren’t involved. Now they’re “all in,” as executives have said as they launch their streaming services. And that means “the onslaught is upending how Hollywood does business in almost every way.” Are we ready? IS anyone ready? – The New York Times
Is It Appropriate For A Children’s Exhibition To Have Links To One Of The World’s Biggest Weaponry Manufacturers?
Even when it’s the Royal Air Force Museum, a lot of parents are saying that’s a no. – The Observer (UK)
How Women In The Director’s Chair Can Benefit The Women Starring In The Movies
Both Constance Wu and Mindi Kaling say their most recent films – Hustlers for Wu and Late Night for Kaling – benefited from having women as directors. Kaling about Wu’s Hustlers: “Nothing felt exploitative. … As [a] woman, I love seeing beautiful women dance, but the way that [‘Hustlers’] was shot, there was nothing prurient, which I thought was really refreshing.” – Variety
Figurative Painting Is Dead, Right?
Not when it’s in the hands of artists of color, especially Black women. The chief curator at Whitechapel Gallery says that, for many artists, “painting minority ethnic subjects was a way to redress the lack of diversity in major institutions and to experiment with the limits of the form.” – The Guardian (UK)
Theatre, We Have A Problem
And the problem is that men somehow still think that no matter what women write about, it’s “domestic.” One playwrighting contest judge: “There is still an element of surprise when a woman writes a play that doesn’t have domestic concerns, and there is no element of surprise when a man does it. So the woman who manages to do it is seen as an anomaly rather than the norm.” Hey, 2019. – The Stage (UK)
Researchers Transcribe Tablets, Cook Meal Made Up Of Recipes That Are 4,000 Years Old
A researcher in the 1940s suggested that the tablets had recipes on them, but – shocker! – her fellow researchers didn’t believe her. And yet, she was right. “So far, the cooking team — which also includes a food historian, a curator, a chemical biologist specializing in food, a professional chef and an expert on cultural heritage — has re-created three stews. ‘One is a beet stew, one is vegetarian, and the final one has lamb in it.'”- NPR