“[The producer’s] goal is worthwhile and her cadres of singers and musicians, winningly charismatic, which makes the seemingly insurmountable obstacles she faces in producing just one performance all the more dismaying. Sara needs government approval to stage her event, but the central premise of the performance – female soloists – is illegal.”
Tag: 06.17.15
How You Perceive The World – Have We Been Thinking About This The Wrong Way?
“There is an external world, and it is full of things: tables, crocodiles, textures, etc. These things and this world exist whether I like it or not: their existence is independent of my beliefs, opinions, or preferences, and hence we say that such an existence — or, to use the technical term, such an ontology — is objective. There is also a subjective world, and it consists of internal states of mind. Such states are not ontologically objective, but subjective: they depend for their existence on the person who has them.”
The Last Living Bohemian At The Chelsea Hotel Tells All
“Paramount among them is Gerald Busby, composer, pianist, author of one of the great modern dance scores (Paul Taylor’s Runes), H.I.V. survivor, and also, at one time, as he confides openly, a crack addict. In his tiny studio apartment, complete with piano, at the hotel … on a good morning you can still find him holding forth on art, life, music, Robert Altman, Virgil Thomson, the crack epidemic, and the many uses of hotel (and human) adversity.”
California Museums Have To Get Creative With Water As Drought Enters Its Fourth Year
“Turning off the fountains alone saves nearly 2,500 gallons a day. The Getty said it has reduced the amount of water it uses by 55% since the Getty Center opened in 1997.”
Genteel Old Savannah Is Developing A Hip Art District
“The idea of a vanguard arts district may seem counterintuitive in this slow-paced city of courtly manners and stately architecture, but after almost two decades, an emerging area called the Starland District may finally be hitting its stride.”
Exploring Pornography On Stage
No, we don’t mean live sex shows. This is all about a spate of recent plays about the effects that widely available porn is having on our society.
New Theatre Launches To Feature Older Actors
The company, Frontier Theatre, has been founded by James Roose-Evans, who set up the acclaimed Hampstead Theatre in 1959. “There is a huge bank of actors in their 60s, 70s and into their 80s who become invisible, particularly actresses. Their talent is being wasted. This set me thinking: ‘What can I do?’”
The Terms Of Apple’s New Music Streaming Service Dismay Recording Companies, Artists
“Apple has said that at least 71.5 percent of the revenue from the service will be paid out in royalties, but labels and music publishers will not be paid during a three-month trial — a deal that major record companies have apparently agreed to but one that has proved unpalatable to many smaller ones.”
Some Font Experiments (How Fonts Impact Us Emotionally)
“Can a font inspire empathy, or any emotion for that matter, in those who read it? Research around typography’s emotional impact has always tried to measure subjective responses. Psychologists, curious to know how a typeface makes people feel, will often ask questions like: Does Comic Sans make you feel a) happy b) sad c) enraged?”
What It Takes To Get An Arts Grant
“At this point I’d like to sincerely apologise for where this article has gone. I lured you in with some clickbait promising the dirt on arts bludgers and here we are talking about accounting. It’s boring, I know. But that’s the nasty truth about the arts. It’s a job. A valid job that contributes to the community and the economy.”