“‘About this time last year, one of our oboists looked through our employee directory and looked through people’s interests, particularly in classical musical instruments, and he just sent out this massive email, asking ‘Hey, who wants to start an orchestra?” recalls Beau Curran, a technical account manager on Amazon’s digital music operations team and an oboist in the Amazon Symphony. ‘The first day of rehearsal, we were really wondering whether we’d just end up with a saxophonist and a keyboardist, and that would be our orchestra.'”
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New York Gets New Unit To Prosecute Antiquities Trafficking
“Manhattan district attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. has formed a dedicated antiquities trafficking unit to deal with the increasing number of illicit antiquities cases in New York City. … [Vance’s] office says that the dedicated unit is a logical step given that New York is a major marketplace for art and antiquities – both legitimate and illicit.”
Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch For 2018
From Annie Arnoult to Leal Zielińska, here are the up-and-coming dancers, choreographers, and companies to keep an eye on in the coming year.
Museum Of The Bible Finds A Key Audience: Evangelical Bus Tours
“Officials hope that the museum will become as much of an attraction for faith-based group tours as the Capitol or the Library of Congress, and that hordes will pass through the 40-foot-high, two-ton Gutenberg Bible portals depicting text from Genesis. Tour operators such as Purpose Driven, most traveling by bus and religious in nature, are critical to the museum’s success.”
Belfast Arts Centre Says It Needs Extra £300K Or It Will Shut Down
The Metropolitan Arts Centre received £40,000 in unannounced emergency funding in October from Belfast City Council “to keep the doors open”; the venue now says it needs an additional £300,000 by March and a further £270,000 for the 2018-19 season.
Study: Economics Professors’ Output, Accomplishment, Decline Markedly After Getting Tenure
“On average, the number of annual publications fell by approximately 30 percent over the two years after tenure was granted and by an additional 15 percent over the next eight years. Home-run publications also fell by 30 percent within two years of professors earning tenure and by an additional 35 percent over the next eight years.”
Movie Revolution? MoviePass Hits One Millions Subscribers Faster Than Netflix Did
It took Netflix 39 months to accumulate 1 million monthly subscribers and it has only taken monthly movie ticket service MoviePass four months to clear that mark.
Should Street Art Be Legally Protected? This Case Calls The Issue
The case is being closely watched because Vara gives artists the right to preserve their work only if it is of “recognised stature”. In November, a Brooklyn jury decided in favour of the artists in a verdict, in effect saying street art deserves protection even when, as at 5Pointz, thousands of works were painted over to continually make way for new art. But the jury verdict was only a recommendation.
Study: Huge Gender Gap At The Top Of British Theatres
The research, which looked at 33 venues, was carried out in response to recent conversations about gender equality, and in light of concerns from some SDUK members that seasons were heavily weighted towards male directors. The research looked only at in-house shows produced by the venues themselves, rather than visiting shows, and included productions staged by artistic directors.
American University Presidents Believe They’re Being Scapegoated
“It’s not enough anymore to just say, ‘trust us,'” Yale President Peter Salovey said. “There is an attempt to build a narrative of colleges and universities as out of touch and not politically diverse, and I think … we have a responsibility to counter that — both in actions and in how we present ourselves.”