“The Adelaide-based Leigh Warren & Dancers company has had its triennial federal funding, worth almost $250,000 annually, discontinued following a meeting of the Australia Council’s dance board in August to assess the funding needs of the country’s small-to-medium dance sector.”
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Portrait Of The “Perfect” Gallerist
“Jay Jopling has been at the right place at the right time, but he has also been very passionate about art and about his artists. It is true he is an ‘art politician’, but not at all in a bad sense.”
UK Commercial Theatres Ask For US-Style Tax Breaks
“Commercial producers and Arts Council England are lobbying the government to introduce US-style tax relief that would allow theatre investors to write off losses against income tax.”
The “Creative Class” Is Getting Smushed
“Book editors, journalists, video store clerks, musicians, novelists without tenure — they’re among the many groups struggling through the dreary combination of economic slump and Internet reset. The creative class is melting, and the story is largely untold.”
Things People Learned From Steve Jobs
“The relentless intensity and total commitment that Mr. Jobs brought to his work, former colleagues and friends agree, had a simple explanation: he genuinely enjoyed what he did and found it worthwhile.”
Philadelphia Orchestra, Musicians Reach Contract Deal
Management and musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra have announced a tentative agreement for a new labor contract, but don’t lift a glass of opening-night champagne just yet.
The Louisville Orchestra Saga Continues — But Mediator Sees Hope
Was a final proposal made to Louisville Orchestra musicians and rejected? Different sides make opposing claims, but the mediator still hopes for a resolution.
George Baker, 80, Better Known As Chief Inspector Wexford
Americans know him best as Chief Inspector Wexford from the Ruth Rendell Mysteries, but the actor also appeared in I, Claudius and in countless other stage and screen roles.
Do Oppressive Regimes Lead To Great Art? Exiled Iranian Filmmaker Says Maybe
Amir Naderi, who left Iran 24 years ago and hasn’t been back, thinks Iranian film gets a boost from political oppression: “I believe my country has one of the best cinema [industries] in the world. But I know for art, any dictatorship, any censorship, it allows you to do something new.”
James Earl Jones, Driving Ms. Redgrave
Jones is 80, and Vanessa Redgrave recently turned 73, but they’re motoring on in a revival of “Driving Miss Daisy.” What makes these actors tick? (Hint: Politics, and love of the craft.)