“Among the ideas under consideration are again postponing the opening, which is scheduled for March 15, until as late as June, and turning the performance on the 15th into a celebration of sorts for the work done so far.”
Tag: 02.27.11
Why Seattle’s Intiman Theatre Is On The Financial Ropes
“We’ve always had our challenges, but we found discrepancies in the financial department that had significant implications. If we’d known about this, we could have taken steps to remedy the problem.”
Kickstarting Funding For Art
“Thousands of fledgling artists are turning to Kickstarter as an alternative to the all-too-common black hole of personal debt. In less than two years, the Brooklyn-based site has become a game changer in the world of microfinanced art.”
HarperCollins Meters Library E-book Use
“HarperCollins has decided to change their agreement with e-book distributor OverDrive. They forced OverDrive, which is a main e-book distributor for libraries, to agree to terms so that HarperCollins e-books will only be licensed for checkout 26 times. Librarians have blown up over this, calling for a boycott of HarperCollins.”
Small Public Radio, TV Stations Say Government Funding Cuts Would Be Catastrophic
“About 70 percent of that CPB money is channeled to the nation’s public radio and television stations. And Northeast Ohio’s public broadcasters say the loss of that funding would have a devastating effect.”
Brooklyn Museum – Space Reinvented
“An extensive redesign of its Great Hall has transformed it into an imposing space, defined by a dense grid of classical columns and 24-foot-high ceilings.”
Can Off-Broadway Provide A Future For Older Broadway Hits?
“Perhaps we’ll learn if Broadway shows can become a renewable, low-cost resource for Off Broadway, and not just for the more expensive tours and London runs.”
Will Hollywood Finally Pay More Attention To Older People?
“Hollywood, slower than almost any other industry to market to baby boomers, may be getting a glimpse of its graying future. While the percentage of moviegoers in the older population remains relatively small, the actual number of older moviegoers is growing explosively — up 67 percent since 1995.”
Reinventing Conceptualism
Glenn Ligon “is someone who has figured out how to give Conceptualism some grit. He’s influenced a younger generation, perhaps because he is a political artist but not a protest artist. He has an unwillingness to be boxed in.”
From Prodigy To Young Conductor
He claims never to have had a formal conducting lesson, and he certainly bypassed any kind of conservatory training. But he conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony at 19, made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic at 21 and signed his first recording contract with Virgin/EMI at 22. On Thursday, at the relatively desiccated age of 35, Daniel Harding makes his debut with the New York Philharmonic.”