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St. Louis Symphony Musicians To Vote On Contract Proposal
After 14 hours of negotiations Thursday, the St. Louis Symphony and its musicians emerged with a proposed contract. Musicians will vote on the contract today, but a union representative isn’t hopeful it will pass…
PBS Warns Stations About Profanity In Documentary
“PBS has warned its member stations that it cannot protect them against federal indecency sanctions if they broadcast an unedited, profanity-laced version of a documentary about a United States Army regiment in Baghdad as it faced insurgent attacks leading up to the Iraqi elections, producers of the documentary said yesterday.”
CBC: Upping The Home-Produced Drama
A CBC executive has predicted that “by 2008, CBC-TV’s prime-time schedule will have doubled the amount of prime-time Canadian dramatic series, 10-per-cent more hours of Canadian comedy, and 50-per-cent more hours of indigenous miniseries.”
Chicago Symphony Searches For Barenboim Replacement
It’s been a year since Daniel Barenboim announced he would leave the music directorship of the Chicago Symphony. So where is the orchestra with its search for a successor?
Broadway: Better As A Business?
Is the business of Broadway getting better? Some producers say yes. The new corporate investments in Broadway, the road and Las Vegas are making it more attractive financially. Not plays, of course. But those big musicals…
Who Owns Images Of Christo “Gates”? (Report: Street Artists Threatened With Prosecution?)
“A representative of Christo’s German publisher has informed street artists, photographers and art vendors around Central Park that they would be subject to arrest for selling any images of The Gates. Christo’s publisher claims a vast new degree of copyright and trademark protection. They claim they will prosecute anyone who sells their own original photos of The Gates; who makes and sells a drawing of The Gates or who even uses the words, The Gates, without their permission.”
US Arts Advocates Merge
Americans for the Arts and the Arts and Business Council have decided to merge operations. “Both realized that the advancement of support for the arts, public and private sector would be better served if we joined forces and pooled our resources,”
Defining A Case For The Arts
“For a fairly long time, the weakness of empirical research on our claimed benefits of the arts has been a bit of a family secret — something we don’t discuss out loud. The arts build strong cities. The arts build strong schools. The arts build strong communities. Give us cash. In my head, here’s the larger point: The arts are essential to vibrant cities, dynamic and balanced schools, connected communities, and engaged citizenry. If we believe it, we should make every effort to understand the complexity and depth of those connections.”
Edinburgh Gets More Cash
Scottish governments have agreed to give the Edinburgh Festival an extra £600,000 after the festival said it might have to cut programming this year. The festival said that “while ticket prices had increased in line with inflation, the price of staging productions had risen much faster in recent years.”