Producers of non-profit and for-profit theatre get together to talk about the business of theatre. “Although the two worlds used to regard each other with suspicion and even disdain – some of which still lingers – commercial and nonprofit producers have increasingly become partners.” – New York Times
Blog
INTERPRETING GOGOL
Nikolai Gogol’s play “The Inspector” was first performed in Russia in 1836, but like enduring works of art it still relevant to today. The inspector is a “man truly lost, a man totally lacking in principles” – a new Japanese production demonstrates how Eastern acting styles (in contrast with Western methods) allow the actors to arrive at the point of truly understanding a role. – The Japan Times
FEAST FOR THE SENSES
Many have called it the greatest novel of the 20th century – James Joyce’s “Ulysses”certainly seems to stir up the passions of some of the world’s most intelligent people. June 16th is Bloomsday (the day in which Ulysses takes place), and Australian Joyce-ophiles will celebrate by eating, reading…and breathing heavily. – Sydney Morning Herald
A BUILDING ABOUT…
Okay, so the Frank Gehry-designed Experience Music project is a building about music (but it’s not a museum). But what, exactly, is it? “When EMP opens, visitors will step inside a museum that’s also a technological showcase, an educational institution, a research facility, a brick-and-mortar (or rather steel-and-plywood) companion to the Web site emplive.com, and a musical amusement park. Or is it a concert venue, a restaurant and bar, and a tourist trap?” – Seattle Weekly
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
As doom-sayers worry over the end of classical music recording, new ways of getting orchestra recordings to consumers pop up. – Boston Herald
MR GEHRY’S ROCK MUSEUM
Frank Gehry’s Experience Music Project opens in Seattle. “Finding a form for a museum devoted to rock is a difficult task. Rock requires little from architecture, other than cheap rent, good locks, and isolation from noise-sensitive neighbors. The architectural forms associated with rock and roll are garages, basements, industrial buildings; all walls soundproofed with scraps of carpet and egg cartons.” – The Stranger (Seattle)
A BUILDING ABOUT…
Okay, so the Frank Gehry-designed Experience Music project is a building about music (but it’s not a museum). But what, exactly, is it? “When EMP opens, visitors will step inside a museum that’s also a technological showcase, an educational institution, a research facility, a brick-and-mortar (or rather steel-and-plywood) companion to the Web site emplive.com, and a musical amusement park. Or is it a concert venue, a restaurant and bar, and a tourist trap?” – Seattle Weekly
SO MUCH FOR THE “B” IN YBA
Three of this year’s four Turner Prize finalists were born outside the UK. ” ‘People not born in the UK can make a tremendous contribution to life in this country.’ Although the Turner Prize is, in theory, awarded to a British artist, anyone working in the UK who has mounted an exhibition in the past year qualifies.” – Financial Times
THERE’S A RIGHT AND WRONG WAY TO DO IT
Two museums with different missions and objectives – fair enough. But the North Carolina Museum of Art and the North Carolina Museum of History also exemplify a right and a wrong way to go about being a museum. – The Idler
ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN ART FOR 400
Everything you ever wanted to know on this subject. – Addis Tribune (Ethiopia)