The Scottish government has changed its mind and decided to refund the country’s theatres. “Only months ago the groups were told their core grants from the SAC would end in 2005 and they would have to re-apply for money from a greatly reduced pot. The change now means the companies will effectively be guaranteed funding from 2005 to 2006. There are no guarantees beyond then.”
Tag: 04.28.04
Saatchi: Mindless Critics Are Unfair
Charles Saatchi has launched an astonishing and unprecedented broadside against the ‘mindless’ critics who savaged his most recent show. ‘I feel I’ve grown into my role as pantomime villain, but it is mindless to dismiss the art I show just because it’s me that is showing it’.”
London: No Place To Show?
“In London, we have a simple but serious problem: we don’t have enough room for exhibitions. In view of the scale of the capital’s art establishments – mighty Tate Modern, the grand old Royal Academy – this may seem surprising. But none the less it’s true – or true of some places.”
Is Karl Jenkins One Of Our Most Popular Composers?
Karl Jenkins is a former jingle-writer and rock musican. Now he’s a popular classical composer. “The wealth of these influences make him a hard composer to define, and he wearies of critics’ insistence on putting him in boxes. So let’s say that he’s a new sort of world composer: one whose music is fêted in Kazakhstan and cherished in Japan for its healing properties.”
The Languishing Long Island Philharmonic
The troubled Long Island Philharmonic has special challenges attracting an audience. “People who have moved out here have made a conscious decision. They’ll go to New York City to take in an orchestra or a Broadway show. We’re an audience known for renting movies. My competition isn’t Tilles Center or Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, it’s Blockbuster Video and the couch.”