“The best news in the report for colleges and universities — and policy makers concerned about increasing postsecondary attainment — is that it projects the number of degrees conferred to rise sharply.”
Tag: 09.22.11
Luminato Festival Gets New Director
Jorn Weisbrodt is currently director of the Watermill Center in New York and executive director of RW Work Ltd, which manages the work of theatre and opera director Robert Wilson.
Goya Painting Found Under Goya Painting
“A previously unknown painting by Francisco de Goya has been found hidden underneath one of his masterpieces, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has announced.”
Prominent Artists Protest Suspension Of Orchestra Musicians
“We are shocked to hear of the suspension of four members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for adding their signatures to a letter calling for the BBC to cancel a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.”
The Crime And Punishment Film Festival (No, It’s Not Dostoevsky)
“The festival, which opens in Istanbul on Friday, will screen about 100 films from 40 countries dealing with all kinds of crimes and punishments, but focusing especially on coups d’état, the inaugural year’s main festival theme.”
Edward Villella To Retire From Miami City Ballet
“Edward Villella, the founder and director of Miami City Ballet, will be leaving the company he has built into one of South Florida’s leading artistic institutions and one of the nation’s top dance companies at the end of the 2012-2013 season.”
Bolshoi Says It Will Stick With The Classics
While many troupes in Russia are trying to move beyond the strict classical repertoire established during the Soviet era, Bolshoi general director Anatoly Iksanov says, “The Bolshoi Theatre is based on classics and classics will remain its priority in both opera and ballet.”
Philadelphia Orchestra Launches Long-Term Cultural Exchange With China
“Nearly four decades after becoming the first American symphony to tour Communist China, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced it will embark on a cultural exchange to find and nurture young Chinese musicians and composers and bring orchestral music to audiences beyond the biggest cities.”
England’s Summer Of Riots Is Already Being Made Into Theatre
“After the riots comes the drama. The Tricycle theatre in London is responding to the lack of an official public inquiry into the causes of last month’s chaos by mounting its own theatrical inquiry.”
American Folk Art Museum Saved (For Now)
“The quilts will live to see another day.” The long-troubled Manhattan museum “decided to continue operating at its current location at Lincoln Square in Manhattan with the help of financial infusions from trustees and the Ford Foundation.”