After all, theaters and concert halls weren’t darkened before the 19th century, and photography depended on darkness (and not only to develop film). What’s more, once artificial light was available, darkness itself could become an artistic tool.
Tag: 11.25.16
Canadian Data: Arts Attendance Shrank Over 20 Years – Is Accessibility The Problem?
“Of the eight areas the index tracks, culture and leisure was the one that showed the most steady decline over the past 20 years: Participation was hit hard by the recession in 2008 and while it has recovered somewhat, it remains well below what it was in the 1990s. So, the report certainly reinforces the perception that arts audiences are shrinking – but it also provides a social and economic context for these losses that could be useful for those who want to turn the situation around.”
‘.art’ Is Becoming A Real Internet Address
The domain name is officially launching early in 2017, though a few websites with the address are already online. The 60+ early adopters of the address include some of the most prominent museums in the world (Guggenheim, Tate, Centre Pompidou, LACMA, …). So far, there’s only one organization from beyond the visual arts world, though more may come.
Remember How Hollywood Box Office Was Way Off Last Summer? Nevermind – Now It’s On Track For A Record Year
Disney’s “Finding Dory” is the leading grosser of 2016 with $486.2 million, followed by Disney’s “Captain America: Civil War” with $408.1 million, Universal’s “The Secret Life of Pets” with $367.6 million, Disney’s “The Jungle Book” at $364 million and Fox’s “Deadpool” at $363.1 million.
Paul Sylbert, Who Is Dead At 88, Gave Movies A Special Look For Decades – And The Academy Appreciated Him For It
A production designer like his twin brother Robert, who designed “Chinatown” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” Paul Sylbert obsessively designed movies ranging from “Rosewood” to “Prince of Tides” to the movie for which he won an Oscar, “Heaven Can Wait.”
The Intimate, Exhaustive Relationship Of Elena Ferrante’s English Translator To The Author And The Works
In North America, people really would like to meet the author, whoever she is. Instead, they get her English translator: “Public appearances and interviews with [Ann] Goldstein have gone a little way towards filling the void created by Ferrante’s choice to remain anonymous and do only the bare minimum to promote her books.”
London Blackout Hits West End Theatres
The electrical outage was almost perfectly times to disrupt theatre performances Friday night. The power went out just after 7 PM and didn’t go back on until after 9.
Seriously? Baltimore Gets Its First Resident Professional Dance Company Since 1993
“On Saturday, the Ballet Theatre will officially make Baltimore one of its three performing homes. For the first time since 1993, the city will have a fully professional resident ballet company, though that means sharing the troupe with Annapolis and Bowie. No longer will Baltimore be just a stop on a national ballet company’s tour — and in recent years, the city has barely been even that.”
Was Lara Croft, The Video Game, An Advance For Women In Gaming, Or A Disgusting Step Backward?
Basically? Both. “Lara Croft has a complicated legacy. Her creators introduced her as a tough, agile archaeologist who could outmatch Indiana Jones, yet she was noticed more for her voluptuous physique and revealing attire — a tank top and short shorts. And she remains a polarizing figure among gamers.”
The Brazilian Conductor Ensnared In The Web Of Political Graft Scandals Speaks Out
John Neschling, the child of Austrians who fled the Nazis in the 1930s, is a conductor and composer of film scores (“Kiss of the Spider Woman,” for instance). But now he’s been fired as artistic director at São Paulo’s opera house after he was accused in a corruption scandal: “I’m being attacked by liars and thieves in a witch hunt of the lowest caliber,” he says.