“There is widespread enthusiasm for immersive, site-specific performance, as well as a revival of interest in older performance forms like theatre-in-the-round, traverse, promenade and street theatre. But what have we all got against the proscenium arch?”
Tag: 07.19.10
Great Britain Blocks Export Of Spanish Golden Age Canvas
“A painting of The Virgin and Child by the Spanish old master Murillo has been temporarily barred from export while efforts are made to keep it in the UK. A ‘last chance’ attempt to save the £3m painting for the nation was announced by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey.”
The Power Of The Bolshoi Ballet
Judith Mackrell: “The year was 1986 and the Bolshoi were returning to Britain after a long, cold war gap of 17 years. I was just starting out as a critic and had never seen them perform – but everyone talked about the company as if they were the Cossacks of the dance world, hot-blooded creatures of phenomenal prowess, whose arching jumps and multiple pirouettes scorched the stage.”
Yale Rep Receives $950K Grant
“At a time when many artistic institutions have seen a drop in donations, Yale Repertory Theater announced on Monday that it had received a $950,000 gift from the Robina Foundation, a Minnesota-based nonprofit group. The gift will go toward supporting the Yale Center for New Theater.”
The Top Ten Richest Arts Groups In New York
“Together, the nonprofits have an annual economic impact of $5.8 billion, according to the alliance. The organizations are ranked by the size of their operating expenses culled from the most recently available regulatory filings.”
This Week: An All-Star ArtsJournal Group Blog – Artists & Creative Rights
“How likely is it that arts and culture workers will have a real voice in policy deliberations, if their clout doesn’t come down to cash? Celebrity, moral suasion and stats about economic impact are nice assets to deploy, but does anyone think they provide the kind of access or standing enjoyed by the oligopolies?”
Carlos Acosta May Have Had Enough Of Ballet
“Ballet is a formula and it’s unorganic. … Humans were not meant to move that way, let alone while jumping high in the air. … I’m not a ballet dancer. It’s never been natural for me … When you put on the white tights, and you see some other 20-year-old kid leaping about, you ask yourself, ‘Why would I carry on? I’ve done it so well, for so long.’ When is it time to say, ‘Enough’?”