As the streaming giant reported the loss of 126,000 American customers, it “also announced a cheaper, mobile-only subscription plan in India. At 199 rupees ($2.80; £2.20) a month, it’s priced to make inroads into a country, which chief executive Reed Hastings has half-seriously suggested could be the source of Netflix’s ‘next 100 million’ subscribers.” – BBC
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Here’s A Place Where Prescribing The Arts As Medical Treatment Seems To Be Working
Four cities in Denmark are running pilot versions of a program called Kulturvitaminer (culture vitamins), partly funded by the national health ministry, that gets people on long-term sickness/disability leave or unemployment involved in cultural activities — as both viewers and participants. – The Guardian
Orlando’s Philharmonic, Opera And Ballet Companies Say They Can’t Afford The Rent On The Venue Being Built For Them
“Although the downtown Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has long touted itself as the future home of the Orlando Philharmonic, Orlando Ballet and Opera Orlando, arts leaders say their nonprofit groups are being priced out of … the center’s new Steinmetz Hall, which was designed with those groups in mind.” – Orlando Sentinel
Metro DC’s National Philharmonic Gets Two Offers To Save It From Closing
“Two weeks ago, the Maryland-based National Philharmonic announced that it was planning to close because it had run out of money. Now, the group has an embarrassment of riches. On Tuesday, the orchestra administration said that it had raised the funds needed to stay open, while on Monday night, a local musician and businessman presented to the board a concrete proposal to save the year-round regional orchestra.” – The Washington Post
Exploding Rents, Exploited Workers, Exasperated Locals — The Edinburgh Fringe Can’t Go On Like This
“Perhaps not, but where does the responsibility for change lie? Lyn Gardner speaks to theatremakers and festival organisers.” – The Stage
The Island Whose Contemporary Dance Company Are Superstars
In Taiwan, Cloud Gate Dance Theater is so beloved that the company’s farewell performance for founding director Lin Hwai-min (who’s reitring after 46 years) drew 50,000 people to the plaza in front of the National Theatre. Roslyn Sulcas talks to Lin and his successor as artistic director, Cheng Tsung-lung. – The New York Times
The Art Institute of Chicago’s James Rondeau on Increasing Diversity in the Curatorial Field
“We’ve always been a teaching and training organization. And one of the things that we realized will help ensure our ongoing relevance is that we need museum professionals who more accurately reflect the cosmopolitan city we are in.” – Artnet
Pew Study: YouTube Videos With Kids Get More Views
Any video that starred a child who appeared to be under the age of 13 “received nearly three times as many views on average as other types of videos.” – The Verge
Why Is Irish Literature Thriving Right Now?
“Irish writing has never shied from experimentalism, and nor have readers been frightened off by it. There is, in general, a far more relaxed approach to genre, a less divisive bracketing of “posh” and commercial writers, and less policing of the boundaries between fiction, nonfiction and other art forms.” – Irish Times
The Essential Ingredient That Makes “Wisdom Of The Crowd” Powerful
“In order for the wisdom of crowds to retain its accuracy for making predictions, every member of the group must be given an equal voice, without any one person dominating. As we discovered, the pattern of social influence within groups — that is, who talks to whom and when — is the key determinant of the crowd’s accuracy in making predictions.” – Harvard Business Review