Never bet against the children: “There is a sea of adult content, and they were able to march right in and take advantage of an enthusiastic and underserved family audience.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Russia Fires Opera Director Who Put On Wagner And Pissed Off The Church
“Russia’s culture minister on Sunday fired the director of a Siberian theater whose modern staging of Wagner’s opera ‘Tannhauser’ offended the powerful Russian Orthodox Church. … ‘Orthodox Christianity is the foundation of the great Russian culture,’ said one of the signs held by the protesters in Novosibirsk.”
Hilary Mantel’s Notes On How Actors Should Play The Characters Of ‘Wolf Hall’
For Anne Boleyn: “In your lifetime you are the focus of every lurid story that the imagination of Europe can dream up. From the moment you enter public consciousness, you carry the projections of everyone who is afraid of sex or ashamed of it. You will never be loved by the English people.”
How Our Understanding Of War-Looted Artwork Is Changing The Art Marketplace
“There are hundreds of cases out there that are still unsolved. We are only beginning to realise that this was the most gigantic theft, aside from the terrible human loss involved.”
Would A Telepathy Machine Help Us – Or Should We Work On Empathy Instead?
“A telepathy machine, if it could ever be built, would undoubtedly have wonderful applications. It could allow people who are immobilised by a stroke or neurological disease to communicate, or create incredible opportunities for artists to collaborate. But it seems unlikely that it could broadcast world peace.”
San Francisco Symphony Experiments With Another New Way To Bring In A Younger Crowd
“The series is just four months old, and the symphony has made some unusual marketing choices — like not putting a link to Soundbox on its homepage.”
The British Public Apparently Want ‘More Real’ And Older Women On TV
“The survey found that people want less scantily clad women on reality television shows as well and that audiences did not think that they were good representations of real people.”
When We Read, Our Brains Might Be Seeing All The Words We Know As Images
“According to a new study, our brain sees words we know like a picture, recognizing whole words, rather than strings of letters that require processing. By tuning neurons to respond to complete words that have been seen before, our brain allows us to read quickly.”
Strings Dealer Who ‘Kept Poor Records’ Avoids Jail, Pays Back Nearly $400,000
“Magby continues to operate his Guilford business, and his restoration and repair skills for these types of ultra high-end stringed instruments is world-renowned, Maxwell said.”
The London Skyline Campaign Is Trying To Save The Wrong Thing
“The look of these buildings matters as does the way they fit into existing surroundings, as does their impact on the street environment. But the height of them isn’t what matters most. It’s whether they provide the homes, offices and shops that the city and its people need.”