“Regular viewers of government-controlled television were treated to a curious sight when they tuned in to the evening news on Saturday. … In short, government television covered the protests much as they had occurred – to the surprise of many.”
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Ireland’s Arts Funding Takes Another Hit
“Next year’s budget allocation for the Irish Arts Council will fall by 3.2% to €63.1 million (£53.8 million) as the country seeks to curb public spending in response to continuing economic difficulties. The announcement … follows a 20% reduction in arts council funds over the past four years.”
Strike Could Spell End Of New York City Opera (That’s The Point)
“If an agreement isn’t reached, the unions – which say their new contract would basically turn them into freelancers earning just a fraction of what they used to take home – are pledging not just to strike, but to do everything in their power to put the opera out of business.”
Eternal Life: The Staying Power Of The Jesus Musicals
“Before Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar first hit off-Broadway and Broadway, respectively, 40 years ago … who but the most prescient or devout would have laid odds on any musical that ended with a crucifixion? But both shows have been entertaining audiences ever since. And there’s no sign of either of them wearing thin.”
Nutcracker As Economic Engine In Washington
“You take four weeks of nightly productions at the Warner Theatre, and they all have to eat dinner, park their cars, and all have their brothers and sisters and neighbors, and they go to eat at Chef Geoff’s across the street, and then there are all those bottles of wine. This is big business for the District.”
Zombies Attack Cuban Socialism In New Film
“The day after Havana is invaded by the living dead, Juan and Sara emerge from their dilapidated apartment building to find the streets filled with people roving aimlessly, their wide eyes blank. ‘It all looks the same to me,’ Sara shrugs.”
Feeding Lucian Freud
The proprietress of the cafe where the late painter had breakfast and lunch for 15 years recalls cooking for him, consulting with him and, ultimately, sitting for him.
Choreographing For The Sacred Monster: Q&A With Bill T. Jones
“The whole body is played like a percussion instrument in African dance,” says the choreographer of “Fela!”
Hey Print, Why Not Follow Music – Toward Profit, That Is
Why don’t media organizations bond to provide content where the readers are – an app that includes newspaper book reviews with Amazon reader reviews, for instance?
Opera’s Got Everything You Want – Bad Behavior Included
“As the curtain came down, that cultured-looking audience exploded into heckles and boos. The nearest thing I’d seen to this sort of behaviour was the crowd at a football match.”