“Upon receiving his phone back, he asked the usher, ‘Well, where *can* I charge it?'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Newest Way To Save Classical Music: Play In A Parking Garage
“They play heroically, they play loudly, and they’ll play anything, from Beethoven and Brahms to Louis Andriessen and Gérard Grisey. They draw diverse crowds of around a thousand 20- and 30-somethings who pay about $8 and take advantage of a bar behind the stage (or bring their own drinks).”
Turns Out Property Developers Are Threatening Tehran’s Built Heritage Too
A photo essay of old Tehran shows just what’s endangered right now.
How A Photographer Who Escaped The Nazis As A Girl Manages To Portray The World With Hope
Dorothy Bohm: “After what happened in my lifetime, and to me and my family, I just hoped that the world would be a better place, I think we all hoped.”
Start Now, And Binge Watch All of These Shows Before The Emmy Nominations
The Hollywood Reporter put together three lists to keep you at your TV 24/7 before the nominations come out: Dramas (16 different dramas), Comedies (12 comedies), and the bizarre but enjoyable Obscure Shows (13 of those).
Misty Copeland Got Her Promotion To Principal – And Now She’s Heading To Broadway
“Copeland plans to join the cast of ‘On the Town’ for two weeks beginning on Aug. 25, stepping into the toe shoes of Megan Fairchild, the New York City Ballet principal dancer who originally played the role of Ivy in the production and is leaving the show next month.”
This Is The Woman Who Animated ‘Sesame Street’
“‘Jane dreamed up many innovative techniques — before the age of computers — to bring inanimate objects to life,’ said Christopher Cerf, her collaborator on ‘Sesame Street.’ … To demonstrate the concepts of jam-packed and empty, she sent chirping chickens charging into a room through a door and a window, only to retreat just as swiftly.”
When Hippie Musicians Are The Most Tech-Savvy In The Biz
“The Grateful Dead remains one of the most innovative and tech-savvy bands in pop history. Long before it became necessary (or cool) to do so, the band embraced a DIY ethos in everything from manufacturing its own gear to publishing its own music to fostering a decentralized music distribution system. The Dead’s obsession with technology was almost inseparable from the band’s psychedelic ambition and artistic independence.”
Australia’s Arts Groups Are In The Depths Of A Sudden, Terrifying Funding Crisis
“After more than 400 organisations spent months developing their applications, the entire round was cancelled after Brandis ripped $104.7m from the Australia Council’s funding in the May budget, in order to create his new national program for excellence in the arts.”
And Now Begins Musician Summer Camp
“For American music fans, these festivals offer opportunities to hear top-flight musicians in idyllic settings much closer than, say, Salzburg, Austria, or Lucerne, Switzerland. But the festivals offer musicians not just extra work in the summer, but also changes of scenery and of colleagues and a chance to stretch out artistically — along with plenty of ancillary benefits.”