“From anecdotal evidence, many big-screen and television actors who have the chops for live theater are clamoring for stage parts they’d normally shun at this time of year. Meanwhile, some striking screenwriters with plays in their heads report that the words are coming harder, or not at all, because of anxiety over their day jobs’ future.”
Tag: 02.05.08
Bolshoi Director To NY City Ballet?
Alexei Ratmansky, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, has confirmed that he is leaving the Bolshoi and is in negotiations with New York City Ballet to become its resident choreographer. He would replace Christopher Wheeldon, who is leaving at the end of this month.
Public Broadcasters Vow To Fight Proposed Bush Cuts
“Under Bush’s plan, the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, a private nonprofit that distributes the funds to local stations, would lose $420 million of the $820 million in federal funds it was set to receive over the next two years. In addition, the White House budget does not include advance funding for the 2011 fiscal year.”
Dana Gioia Talks About The Arts In America
“My objective has been to insist that there are things in our society that are neither right nor left. What I sought to do was to take arts and arts education out of the divisive and destructive rhetoric of the culture wars.”