The director of the Oscar-winning documentary about the filming of Apocalypse Now, titled Heart of Darkness, was found dead in Denver, where he was attending a festival screening of his new film, Casino Jack, starring Kevin Spacey as lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Tag: 10.31.10
Reviving Anna Sokolow’s Entire Catalogue
Daniel Phoenix Singh and his dance company, Dakshina, have embarked on a project to acquire and revive all of the pioneering choreographer’s 30 existing works. “How did this Indian immigrant become enmeshed in the biting social commentary of a leftist Jewish woman?”
Senior Violinist Sues Young Concert Artists for Age Discrimination
“Martin Stoner, who lost his job with the New York City Ballet’s orchestra last year after 25 years, thinks the best way to jumpstart a solo career is with a little help from a nonprofit that specializes in launching the careers of young classical musicians” – the Young Concert Artists organization.
A Good Year – Adelaide Symphony Offers Its Musicians Bonuses
“The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra has offered each of its permanent musicians a $2000, one-off bonus payment on top of a proposed three per cent indexed pay rise. ASO chairman Tim O’Loughlin said results for the first nine months of the year had enabled it to lift its projected 2010 profit from $350,000 to $510,000.”
Tony Kushner’s “Angels” Heralded A Change In American Theatre
“For a critic, Kushner’s intense, exhilarating grapple with intimate relationships and major political issues – homophobia and the AIDS epidemic, Cold War paranoia and red-baiting, the problematic legacy of Ronald Reagan – was a new dawn.”
Call For Salary Reductions At Royal Opera House
“Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat arts spokesman and MP, criticised the fact that [Royal Opera House chief] Tony Hall was paid three times that of the Prime Minister. He said: “People will be shocked at the salaries of these two people.”
Cleveland Art Museum Gets Its Distinctive New Top
“The Cleveland Museum of Art’s $350 million expansion and renovation reached such a point earlier this month with the substantial completion of the 32,000-square-foot atrium skylight that will surmount the light-filled center of the dramatically enlarged institution.”
Gershwin Archive Moving To Library Of Congress
“After decades in Beverly Hills and then San Francisco, the collection, from the estate of Ira and his wife, Leonore, will be moved next year to Washington, D.C. There, it will join another large archive of Gershwin memorabilia, music and documents at the Library of Congress, to which it has long been pledged.”
The Ghost Of The Pasadena Playhouse
He’s said to be Gilmor Brown, the theatre’s founder. “Brown’s ghost has never been seen, but he’s made his presence known in other ways, such as moving things around, stomping about and taking control of the elevator, according to Pasadena Playhouse archivist Ellen Bailey, who has been associated with the theater since the 1940s.”
Two Orchestras That Suggest The Future Of Classical Music
“While both small orchestras may seek vast new worlds, they come from opposite cultures. Kremerata are knights of the transcendental. The Knights’ holy grail is grittier.”