“John McFall, who has led Atlanta Ballet into what many consider a “golden era” during his 20 years as the troupe’s artistic director, announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of the upcoming season.”
Tag: 09.02.15
The Worst Monarch In English History, Chosen By History Writers
He was, said one voter, “a gross man-child, wilfully and capriciously dangerous to everything around him including the country … [who] with little more policy than petulant self-gratification.” And who was voted the best monarch? His child.
La Monnaie, In Brussels, Names New Music Director
“[Alain] Altinoglu will take on his new role at La Monnaie, one of Europe’s most innovative opera companies, as the theater has been grappling with budget cuts and musical upheaval.”
Since No One Can Talk To Elena Ferrante, They’re Talking To Her Translator Instead
“Translated books, Goldstein says, ‘hardly ever get this much attention.’ And when they do, it’s unusual for much of that attention to be directed at the translator. But Ferrante, by insisting on preserving her own anonymity despite her international audience’s growing curiosity, has (perhaps unintentionally) managed to create an unlikely spotlight for her American translator.”
Report: Match Funding Is Ineffective At Spurring Donations
Match funding schemes, often used by arts organisations to boost income, were tested in several field experiments as part of the survey, which also assessed how effective these were at encouraging donors to give more. The report said that the match funding experiments carried out found the method had “no significant effects… on donation behaviour”.
Google’s Robots Have Been Hallucinating In Images. What’s THAT About?
“The computer-made images feature scrolls of color, swirling lines, stretched faces, floating eyeballs, and uneasy waves of shadow and light. The machines seemed to be hallucinating, and in a way that appeared uncannily human.”
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Has Been Focused On Diversity. Here’s How It’s Going…
“Once settled in your seat, I suspect the first thing you’d notice would be the unusual ethnic and racial diversity onstage.”
Carbuncle Cup 2015: The Worst Building Of The Year In Britain Is –
– just awful. “It has singed shopfronts, melted cars and caused great gusts of wind to sweep pedestrians off their feet. … Responsible for a catalogue of catastrophes, it is hard to imagine a building causing more damage if it tried.”
The Kids In Brooklyn Who’ve Really Got Opera Figured Out
James Jorden: “It’s not easy to pin down exactly what makes LoftOpera so unlike the myriad other small opera companies that dot New York, but whatever that disparity might be, it makes all the difference.”
Cooper Union Reaches Settlement With NYS Attorney General And Alumni
The agreement doesn’t provide for the return of free tuition – yet – but it does end the current litigation over that issue and provide for outside financial oversight.