“The truth is, she danced when she was little, but when I first saw her in class, I thought: How am I going to turn this person into a ballerina in three months? I didn’t think it was going to work. … [But she] was able to start to make her body do it. She’s not going to get the credit she deserves, but it was amazing what she’s done.”
Tag: 10.06.10
Why Are Hollywood’s Most Creative Filmmakers Doing Sequels?
“If these guys think they can make a big studio film without looking like whores or compromising their vision, they are all pretty eager to jump at the chance. The sad truth is that there isn’t much of an indie marketplace anymore, so it’s not like they have a lot of other places to go.”
Pleasure vs. Happiness
“Happiness is more like knowledge than like belief. There are lots of things we believe but don’t know. Knowledge is not just up to you, it requires the cooperation of the world beyond you – you might be mistaken. … Pleasure is like belief that way. But happiness isn’t just up to you. It also requires the cooperation of the world beyond you.”
Move Oscar Weekend? Let’s Tackle That Plan
“If both the NFL and the academy get their way, then, the Oscars would be placed squarely in the path of one of the NFL’s playoff weekends — a clear ratings pitfall for any broadly targeted show.”
Why Top Directors Are Vying For Big Hollywood Sequels
“If these guys think they can make a big studio film without looking like whores or compromising their vision, they are all pretty eager to jump at the chance. The sad truth is that there isn’t much of an indie marketplace anymore, so it’s not like they have a lot of other places to go.”
London’s National Theatre Sees 45% Rise in Attendance
“Sunday openings and the West End run of War Horse helped boost audiences for National Theatre productions in London by almost 50% in 2009/10 compared with the previous year.”
Ibsen Premiere Features in National Theatre’s 2011 Season
“Henrik Ibsen’s Emperor and Galilean will be staged for the first time in English in the UK” as part of the NT’s 2011 London programming. Other highlights include Zoe Wanamaker in Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors and Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters.
In Tampa, Florida Orchestra Players Accept Pay Cuts
“The Florida Orchestra is opening the 2010-11 season this week with a revised musicians’ labor contract. … Essentially, the contract revision will mean that the base salary for orchestra members will be $24,500 for 24 weeks of work during this season and 2011-12.”
Bucking the Trend, National Ballet of Canada Posts Surplus
“The surplus [for 2009-10] was a modest $402,000[Cdn], but both box office and donor support was up, according to executive director Kevin Garland. In the previous year, the company had a $423,000 deficit.”
LA’s Hollywood Fringe Festival to Get Second Edition Next Summer
“A kind of West Coast version of the annual New York International Fringe Festival, the [inaugural version of the] event featured 175 different artistic groups from various genres of performing and visual arts. Apparently, a good thing deserves a second helping.”