While audiences have outright rejected such recent movie offerings as “Mars Needs Moms,” “Sucker Punch” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” even hits like Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never,” “The King’s Speech” and “Battle: Los Angeles” pale in comparison with the early 2010 blockbusters “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland.”
Tag: 03.30.11
Arts Council England Reveals Massive Cuts To 200 Organizations
“About 1,300 venues, theatres, galleries and arts groups applied for grants from the council, which had its budget cut by £100m in October’s Spending Review. Some 695 groups will get funding for 2012 to 2015 – down from 849 – while 110 new groups have been successful.”
The 2010 List: The World’s Most-Attended Museum Shows
“The survey of 2010 exhibitions is more international than ever, featuring for the first time figures from several Brazilian and Korean venues. Japanese museums retain the top spots in the exhibition survey.”
What Comes Next In UK After Protesting Arts Funding Cuts?
The arts sector must turn its attentions from attempts to overturn funding cuts – however wrongheaded they may be – and start thinking about the future. In other words, the question must be “what next?”
Do Theatre-Goers Choose What They See? Of Course Not
“Just as everything about certain high street shops is designed to discourage middle-aged frumps such as myself from darkening their doors, so theatre-makers constantly send out messages about their work that will encourage particular audiences to book.”
Report: UK Dance School Enrollment Down Sharply
“The Royal Academy, which has set and marked hundreds of thousands of (mainly little girls’) ballet exams over 90 years, has spotted a sharp drop in exam registrations. In the last two years, across the UK, these have fallen by 11.5% – from 63,996 to 56,661.”
Syracuse Symphony Cancels Season, Suspends Operations
“The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra’s board of trustees voted Tuesday to suspend operations as of Sunday because of a shortage of funds.” The decision follows the SSO musicians’ rejection of $1.3 million worth of cuts in compensation.
Melbourne Comedy Fest Sells Boatloads Of Tickets, But Says It Needs More State Funding
“The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is a paradox. It generates a return of more than $20 million [Aus] over four weeks as Australia’s largest ticketed arts and cultural event, yet is seeking to increase its support from the state government by nearly a third.”
Actor Farley Granger, 85
He “was a mid-century idol who played a thrill-killing preppie with weak nerves. He flouted Hollywood convention by dating stars of either sex. And he quit movie acting for the stage just as his film career blossomed. His enduring legacy was established as a young actor in two Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, Rope, and Strangers on a Train.”