“A comedy-drama by Geoffrey Nauffts about a gay couple tested by religious differences and interfering family and friends, Next Fall was something of a test case for new plays without well-known cast members trying to make a go of it on Broadway.”
Tag: 06.22.10
New UK Gov’t May Cut Culture Finding by 25%
In the wake of an immediate 0.5% reduction in current-year funding announced by Arts Council England late last week – a cut considered relatively light, under current circumstances – the first budget of Britain’s new coalition government envisions a drop of up to 25% over the next four years in monies for the Dept. of Culture, Media and Sport.
L.A. Schools Partially Restore Arts Cuts
“Los Angeles Unified School District officials are expected to restore $5 million to elementary arts programs that were cut in half as part of efforts to balance next year’s budget.”
The Frustration Of Samuel Barber (An Apotheosis)
Stephen Hough: “It is well-known that Samuel Barber, having written so many wonderful pieces, was frustrated that only one of them became really popular – his ubiquitous if ravishing Adagio for Strings. My singer friend Robert White, a close friend of Barber’s, sent me a touching anecdote about this the other day …”
Cork Opera House, One Of Ireland’s Largest Theatres, Goes Dark For Three Months
The 1,000-seat venue, which hosts a variety of musical events and theatre as well as opera, will close from July 4 through September 29 as an emergency cost-cutting measure following a €300,000 loss for the fiscal year ended in March. The Opera House completed a €2 million renovation just one year ago.
Where To Reinter Caravaggio?
“The dispute centres on whether his remains should be reinterred on the Tuscan coast close to where they have lain unmarked for 400 years, or moved and reburied in Milan alongside other renowned sons of Lombardy.” Where he originated, however, is a matter of some debate.
Royal College Of Art Tears Down Student Work Over Safety
“The RCA is not in the habit of destroying artworks. It describes itself as ‘the world’s most influential postgraduate art and design school’ and counts David Hockney, Bridget Riley and Tracey Emin among its alumni.” But the school deemed a staircase that was part of a student’s MA project “‘not a sculpture’ but a health and safety hazard,” so it was ripped down.
Boston Buys Four Libraries More Time Before Closure
“State lawmakers who attended a library trustees meeting yesterday at the main library in Copley Square scoffed at the gesture by the city. They made it clear that they would make good on their threat to strip the library of what remains of its state funding if the city follows through with plans to close any library branches.”
In Designing Public Realm, Who Could Take Broad’s Place?
“None of these figures, on his or her own, promises to stand astride the cultural life of Los Angeles the way [Eli] Broad has. Yet their backgrounds, tastes and priorities offer clues about the roles they might play and the kinds of projects and architecture they might support. And they have time on their side….”
Did Michelangelo Draw A Brain On Sistine Chapel Ceiling?
“Michelangelo was a conscientious student of human anatomy and enthusiastically dissected corpses throughout his life, but few of his anatomical drawings survive. This one, a depiction of the human brain and brain stem, appears to be drawn on the neck of God, but not all art historians can see it there.”