“‘I went into the studio the Monday after Twilight opened to $69 million. I’d heard they give directors a car,’ she paused with a rueful laugh as the audience called out ‘what did you get?’ She said: ‘I got a mini cupcake.'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
In Kansas City, The Ailey Group’s Second Home Has A Mission Beyond Dance
“For the third year in a row, the organization will convene a day-long symposium and town-hall meeting on Race, Place and Diversity. Over the last two years, a few hundred people have gathered for lunch, followed by break-out sessions and panels and an evening town hall to try to tackle these tension-filled topics.”
What’s English Theatre-making Like After The Brexit Vote?
“Even when the report appears to say the obvious, it’s useful to be reminded of the state of play. Particularly that there is a direct connection between supply and demand. Lots of people go to the theatre in London because there are lots of theatres and shows on offer, which are easily accessible in terms of transport links. Underserved parts of the country have seen a drop in attendances, sometimes dramatically, in recent years.”
The Dreaded ‘Screen Time Wars’ May Be Coming To An End (As We All Give In)
“Over the past decade, an increasing number of researchers, many educators, and not surprisingly, children’s media developers have pointed to a growing pile of studies that show how children, even at very young ages, can benefit from using media when it catalyzes conversation and is designed for learning.”
Latest Talks Yield Exactly Nothing In Fort Worth Symphony Strike
““The union and management agree that Fort Worth wants its orchestra back, and we want nothing more than the musicians to end their strike and return to work. … However, our ideas of how to accomplish this are in direct opposition.”
Surprise: The Pope Turned His Summer Palace Into A Museum
“Without ever having spent a night there, the pope ordered the apostolic palace and gardens at Castel Gandolfo, about 15 miles from Rome, be turned into a museum.”
What If They Gave A Diversity Panel And All Of The Writers On It Were White?
“You would think our sole purpose as writers at these panels is to broaden the understanding of white people, when we could you know, talk about writing. Worse, it’s the same talk we gave last year, and the year before that, and the year before that one, going back years, and decades. Either we’re not speaking loud enough, or clear enough, or maybe nobody is listening. Maybe a diversity panel should be all white.”
How The Spaces Of Los Angeles Made A Poet
“To have been born and raised in such a place is a stain on the psyche and a strange blessing, an embrace of soft air all your life, laced with whiplash Santa Ana winds sweeping off the wastes of the Mojave and electrifying an atmosphere already charged with the energies of untethered development and entrepreneurial ambition. Buildings are constructed and routinely erased, yet they remain implanted in the native’s mind like seeds of some vaguely remembered myth.”
Speaking Of Gentrification, Art Galleries Are Coming For Harlem
“But what if we thought about defending Harlem against these same forces using strategies of addition and not only ones of attrition? What if the rule rather than the exception were to form institutions that can support and enable artists who are rooted in Harlem, who have durable connections to its soil?”
Most Depressing Meeting Ever? The Empty Corcoran Hosts A Summit To Talk About Where It All Went Wrong
“The bare walls of the gallery — where priceless American paintings were long displayed — reflected the mournful tone of the discussion about the museum and school. In 2014, a District judge approved a deal that gave the National Gallery of Art custody of the museum’s 17,000-piece collection and George Washington University control of its renowned art school.”