“No doubt: Pop culture has been democratized, and humility has been humbled. With outlets at every turn, ordinary people are no longer content to sit back and be entertained in the audience. Now, everyone wants to be a star. Of stage. Of screen. Of cyberspace. Of your soul.”
Tag: 09.26.10
New $135 Million Arena Stage Changes Capital’s Sense Of Public Architecture
“It took an outsider, a Canadian architect, to break with the usual habits of large civic architecture in the nation’s capital. Bing Thom has managed to design a structure that takes seriously the moral imperatives of contemporary architecture — sustainability, preservation, social transparency and fidelity to the needs of the client — without falling into cliche, empty bombast or hollow functionality.”
Arena Stage’s Gleaming New Home Crowns DC’s Decade Of Theatre-Building
“Arena Stage is about to make the most dramatic entrance in its storied, 60-year history, reintroducing itself to the city in a radical new shape, with a $135 million remodeling that seeks to turn it into a gleaming fixture of Southwest Washington and a national center for the presentation, development and study of American theater.”
When An Artist Lies, Does It Change How We See His Work?
The real context of artists and their work raise questions about “artistic intent, about the assumptions and expectations of the viewing public and about the relationship between artists and their work.”
Britain – A Nation Of Radio Listeners
“Video was supposed to kill the radio star, but the reality has turned out to be quite different: More Britons are listening to the radio than ever — more than 90% of all adults in this nation of 60 million people.”
The LA Phil’s Deborah Borda, Super Manager
“Borda’s reputation for demanding as much of others as she demands of herself is matched by the professional respect and affection she commands in classical music circles.”
The Beauty Problem (Architects Struggle)
“Nearly two decades after the art world went through a difficult but cathartic debate on beauty, architects — or at least these architects — continue to find the subject remarkably nervous-making.”
A Marriage Of Theatre Companies And A College
“Ensconced in apartments overlooking Boston Common, working on campus, [resident professional companies] will invite students and faculty into the process if and as they see fit, and cross paths with members of the local community, who in turn will get to watch the evolution of the work up close. And as that work goes out into the world, ArtsEmerson’s name will go with it.”
Global Unions Tell Actors To Skip New Hobbit Movies
The unions, under the umbrella of the International Federation of Actors (FIA), said performers in New Zealand had “struggled on non-union contracts” for some years. Those contracts “provide no minimum guarantees of wages or working conditions”, no payment for future broadcasts and no cancellation payments, they said.
Detroit Symphony Musicians Vote To Strike
“The Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians announced Saturday they would go on strike Oct. 4, a move that threatens the start of the season and throws the financially beleaguered institution into more turmoil.”