“Since Steven Spielberg established the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation in 1994, the organization has devoted itself exclusively to the memory of Holocaust survivors. … [But] the foundation is now incorporating testimonies from [other] mass atrocities” – to start, those of the Rwandans, Cambodians and Armenians – “into its archives.”
Category: issues
Bolshoi And La Scala Need To Renovate Their Art As Well As Their Theatres: La Scala Head
“The recent modernization programs have equipped [both historic theatres] with enough up-to-date technology to enter the 21st century with dignity, but must now extend to the performances which grace their historic stages, La Scala General Manager and Artistic Director Stéphane Lissner said” while visiting Moscow.
Female Comedians, Breaking The Taste-Taboo Ceiling
Jason Zinoman: “When I saw Sarah Silverman deliver [a] signature one-liner in a downtown theater almost a decade ago, the audience exploded with laughter followed by groans. Then came the anxious chuckles whose subtext seemed to be: I can’t believe I laughed at that joke.”
Michael Kaiser Is Frightened By Amateur Online Critics
“[The] growing influence of blogs, chat rooms and message boards devoted to the arts has given the local professional critic a slew of competitors. … Many arts institutions even allow their audience members to write their own critiques on the organizational website. This is a scary trend.”
Egypt Closes Pyramid After 11/11/11 Scare
“Egypt’s authorities closed the Great Pyramid on Friday after rumors that various groups planned to hold bizarre ceremonies on the Giza Plateau at 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2011.”
An Arts Incubator Springs Up In The West
“If we can buy awesome professional development and spread it throughout the region via distance learning and some on-the-ground contact in each community, then we can translate the experts into real experiences on the ground.”
The Crisis Of Cultural Irrelevance (When You’re A Twenty-Something)
A cultural critic realizes that she just doesn’t get the culture of young ones anymore. And then she realizes this, about Kreayshawn: “She was so young and vibrant that I could feel myself withering.”
Stop Blaming Architects For Cost Overruns (No One Is To Blame)
No, really, it’s NOT the architect’s fault.
Compact Discs Are Dead. Is It Your Fault?
Compact discs won’t last much longer. Or will they? And is that bad?
Can’t Get Grants? Whatever. Microfunding’s Changing Everything
The creative classes don’t always have to go to big donors for philanthropy anymore. Young crowd-sourced funders hate the very word – they’d rather pull a hack on “philanthropy.” But does it really work?