“Seeking to recast the studio for the digital era, Rich Ross and Bob Iger have set in motion a plan to dramatically challenge entrenched practices, potentially pitting Disney against theater owners, retailers and other business partners. The gambit, if it works, could be emulated by other studios. If it backfires, it could undermine what has historically been the creative heart of Disney.”
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Wrecking Ball Theatre
“The Wrecking Ball is an evening of political theatre, a Toronto tradition that has spread to other Canadian cities. Playwrights are given a short time to write a brief play, political in nature. Directors and actors are brought in, and with very little rehearsal or preparation they put on a show for one night only.”
Helsinki Gives Up On Finlandia Hall And Builds New Concert Venue
Celebrated architect Alvar Aalto may have created a Nordic modernist icon with his 1971 concert hall, but he didn’t much care about acoustics, and it showed. So the powers-that-be are turning the place into a convention center and building a new six-venue concert hall with acoustics by Yasuhisa Toyota, known for Disney Hall in L.A.