“While piano wire has changed over the centuries from iron to steel of varying qualities, researchers were surprised to find that the sound produced by the instruments’ wires has remained largely unchanged.”
Tag: 05.20.11
Rio Makes A Play To Be A Cultural Capital
Rio’s new culture secretary, Emilio Kalil, has doubled the city’s annual budget from R53m to R106m ($33.4m to $66.7m). “Rio lost a lot of its power when Brasilia became the capital, but it has a lot more money now, and the focus of the world is on us because of the World Cup and the Olympics,” said Kalil.
Dance School Castigated For Teaching Kids Pole Dancing
“The Art of Dance pole dance and burlesque school in Plymouth, Devon, has been accused of teaching children to ‘parade like strippers’. But it insists that the classes are simply aimed at making the youngsters fitter and stronger.”
So What Is “Literacy” In The Digital Age?
“The role that literacy plays… is to give expression to the inclination we have to ask the questions anew for each generation: Who are we? Why are we here? How do we tell our story to the next generation? Well, what is our story? It depends, doesn’t it, on what perspective we take, who is doing the telling, how it is being recorded, preserved, “curated” if you will.”
This Year’s Broadway – Overflowing With Dramatic Vision
From “Good People” to “Ghetto Klown” to “Lombardi,” it was a bumper year for dramatic writers. Of the 25 plays that made it to Broadway for the 2010-2011 season, a robust 14 productions were new.
Study: We Find It Easier To Remember Faces Of People About Whom We’ve Heard Bad Things
“People find it particularly easy to see the faces of individuals about whom they’ve heard nasty or unpleasant gossip.”
The Real Frieze Art Fair Innovation
This parallel event to the contemporary show will “present approximately 70 international galleries showing work made before the year 2000, ranging from antiquities and old masters through to art of the 20th century”.
Lars Von Trier Apologizes For Nazi Comments, But Loses Film Deal Anyway
“Von Trier’s film Melancholia was already sold to most markets, on the basis of the director’s reputation and its acceptance in the Cannes competition. On Wednesday, its Argentine distributor reneged on its deal to distribute the film and issued a public statement.”
Andrew Lloyd-Webber Says He’ll Give £32 Million To The Arts
The money, raised by the sale of a Picasso painting last year, is intended to make “a significant contribution to many people’s lives”.
Board Tries To Find A Way To Save New York City Opera
“Board members … hashed through the company’s budget and programming options for next season in a grueling daylong meeting on Thursday, a watershed moment for what was once one of the country’s major opera companies. Adding to the pressure, union officials appealed for more mainstream programming and denounced the way the company has been marketing itself.”