Director Joe Mantello and actress Mary Louise Parker talk about “acting, directing and audience members who snack during performances.” – New York Times
Tag: 10.08.00
FIGHTING THE DOT-COMMIES
San Francisco’s dotcom companies are hiring guards to protect their offices, which have recently been vandalized by protestors. “The uprising against “dot-commies”, who are blamed by residents for ruining the city’s mellow reputation and artistic heritage, is led by two protest groups, the Yuppie Eradication Project and AARGG! (All Against Ruthless Greedy Gentrification).” – The Telegraph (UK) 10/08/00
FIXING THE ARTS LOTTERY
The British government arts minister who has advocated Richard Branson taking over the running of the national arts lottery was formerly on Branson’s payroll. – Ananova 10/08/00
THE ARTS IN DENVER
How big a deal are the arts in Denver? A new study paints the picture – the arts are the city’s seventh largest employer. They had a $844 million local economic impact last year, up 31 percent since 1997. – Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 10/08/00
A PLAN FOR BUILDINGS THAT MATTER
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called a meeting last week to talk turkey about English architecture. By moving design center stage, he was making the “implicit promise of a new generation of social security offices, barracks, embassies and primary schools that would make Britain a byword for great architecture. It would, so Blair and his advisers blithely promised, have the effect not just of producing good buildings, but also of saving money and producing a healthier, happier society.” – The Observer (UK)
THE TATE’S TROUBLED BRIT
The Tate Britain museums has not been having a good year. Despite a handsome remodel, the Brit has been thoroughly overshadowed by the Tate Modern. Attendance has been spotty, and now comes word that new Tate Britain galleries at Millbank won’t be ready for another year, after a basement flood last spring slowed construction. – London Evening Standard
THEMATICALLY SPEAKING…
Earlier this year the Tate (Modern and Britain) arranged the artwork in their galleries thematically rather than in the more traditional chronological order. Curators and critics have been debating the trend of showing art this way, even as more museums adopt the idea. Does it increase understanding or muddy the conversation? – The Telegraph (UK)
BOLSHOI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FIRED
The artistic director of the Bolshoi Theatre’s ballet company says he has been fired. He blames his firing on the shakeup in the company last month that had Russian premiere Putin replace top Bolshoi management. – CBC
SAN JOSE DANCE IS BORN
From the ashes of failure in Cleveland, the Cleveland San Jose Ballet company is reborn this week as a new company in San Jose. “It is the latest and most important chapter in a tale of artistic integrity and civic pride, of all-American optimism and resourcefulness, of triumph. What could have been a major tragedy for dance in the Bay Area – and what in fact was a senseless loss for Cleveland – has been turned into a major victory for American culture.” – San Francisco Chronicle
NEW “GONE WITH THE WIND” BALLET
“Atlanta Ballet has announced it will produce a full-length show based on Margaret Mitchell’s Civil War-era novel, published in 1936. The Ballet was awarded exclusive rights from Mitchell’s estate last year and plans to have Scarlett, Rhett and Ashley on their toes by 2003.” – The Age (AP) (Melbourne)