“[Juma’a Ali] is fiercely proud of his role as the bookseller of Malakal. His little shop stands as a source of education and distraction from the often unbearable conditions the camp’s residents live with on a daily basis.”
Category: AUDIENCE
Bringing Dance Education To Homeschooled Kids
Christopher Connolly of Dance Manchester tells how one encounter with a homeschooling parent – along with “a few risks and a leap of faith” – led to a program for a difficult-to-reach community.
The Music Audience Is Now So Fragmented There’s Virtually No Crossover
“One size stopped fitting all long ago, but now there are clearly two broad groups of music audiences which must be addressed in entirely different ways, across different channels and with different tactics. At the most base level this is a case of youth versus grey, of digital native versus digital immigrant, of playlist versus album, of sales versus consumption. But it is also more complex and nuanced than that. There are overlaps and cross pollination. They may be relatively thin on the ground right now, but like some long-lost treasure map, they may point to how bridges can be built across these two worlds.”
Broadway Just Had The Biggest Box-Office Week In Its History
“Boosted by premium ticket prices, a crowd of tourists, a favorable calendar, some extra scheduled performances, and relatively good weather, … the 33 Broadway shows took in $49,677,279 … for the week ending January 1.”
Art Institute Of Chicago Gives Free Admission To All Teenagers
A gift from a philanthropist couple has extended the no-entrance-fee policy, previously for children under 14 only, to all Chicagoans under 18 for at least the next 25 years.
How To Get More People Into Movie Theatres? Start Screening TV Shows!
“Television companies are looking for ways to build hype for their new shows and make them stand out amid a glut of high-quality original programs. This year there could be as many as 500 scripted shows on TV and streaming services, compared with about 300 in 2015, according to estimates from the cable network FX. Theater owners, meanwhile, are eager to fill seats during slow periods including the autumn months, and hoping to diversify their businesses as the box office becomes increasingly unpredictable.”
Visiting Disney World Is The Modern Version Of Making A Medieval Pilgrimage, Say Academics
And they may just have a point, at least with respect to some visitors. “In the modern world, a trip to Disney has become a rite of passage that transforms those who make the trek … Disney World resembles a medieval pilgrimage center, designed to connect pilgrims with the supernatural.”
So What’s ‘Hamlet’ Really About, Anyway? And How Do You Pitch That To An Audience?
“Judging by the way several theatres have answered the question in recent and upcoming promotional copy, this is far from a settled matter.” Hailey Bachrach looks at that marketing copy and the approaches it takes.
Daniel Barenboim’s New YouTube Channel Has Terrific Intros To Classical Music
“The playing is beautiful, of course – Mr. Barenboim is one of the greatest pianists of his generation – but it’s the talk that matters. It turns out that in addition to being a great pianist, Mr. Barenboim also has a knack for getting straight to the point.”
Technology Has Betrayed Our Privacy, And Artists Are Inspired
Artists tangle with the implications of our trackable lives – including a widely used app called “Churchix,” that surveills and records the identities of anyone who goes into certain churches. “Because many artists — all of us, really — were so captivated by the initial promise of the internet, they were blinded to its potential problems.”