“Hope isn’t stupid.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
That Time Bette Davis Became The First Woman To Be Academy President – And Resigned In Disgust
“She had two big initiatives she immediately pushed to enact. First, she wanted to reformat the annual Academy Awards banquet. Since her election, Pearl Harbor had been attacked, thrusting America into World War II and prompting calls for the cancellation of the Oscars, which had theretofore centered around dinner and dancing. She argued that it would be more appropriate to scrap the dinner and dancing and present the awards in a large theater, charging at least $25 a seat and donating the proceeds to war relief efforts.”
What Kind Of Art Are We Sending To The Moon On The MoonArk?
“Everything, however, remains visual; nothing exists in data form. To accomplish this, the team had professional engravers laser-etch the various visuals in platinum on sapphire discs, resulting in delicate-looking objects that are works of art in their own right.”
The Ballerina Who Keeps On Dancing In Damascus Despite Syria’s Civil War
“Making her way from her small apartment in the city where she grew up, passing bombed out buildings, crowded cafes and ubiquitous security checkpoints, Nagham ventures daily to the studio where she first honed her internationally recognized skills as a ballerina.”
Has The Minnesota Orchestra Come Back From The Brink After Its Long, Painful Lockout?
“The stakes will be high [at Carnegie Hall] when Vänskä and his musicians face a packed house of some of the sharpest ears in classical music, anxious to assess the orchestra’s rebound from a bitter 16-month lockout.”
Is There A Case For Classical Music Radio In This Time Of Spotify And Pandora And Apple Music?
“My go-to platform is radio. Since I spend so much of my work week choosing music for other people to listen to, I take immense pleasure in consuming playlists that other humans have curated when I’m on my own time. I listen terrestrially if I’m in my car or at home and stream the audio on my phone if I’m walking or bussing.”
The Great Abyss Of Missing Stories About Women
“We are always looking to tell something from a fresh perspective and with a fresh insight and it just so happens that, because of the way history is told, a lot of the untold stories are female. We are drawn to it from a storytelling point of view rather than specifically because it is based around women.”
The Met Museum Admissions Lawsuit Has Been Settled
“To dispel any remaining confusion, signs at the museum’s admission desks will also include two new sentences: ‘The amount you pay is up to you’ and ‘Please be as generous as you can.'”
Books Provide The Best Oscars Fodder, The Numbers Say
“When a book has been terrifically popular, when people love the story and the characters, there’s almost a public demand that it be turned into a movie. The studio can be confident that the film will make money, and it may even turn out to be a really remarkable film.”
All An American Musical Audience Wants Is A Good ‘I Want’ Song
“Time has proven that the pre-inciting incident I Want Song is the most successful with audiences. It gives the characters the power to make choices and influence the plot. When the characters are making choices, they are more sympathetic.”