“NYCO Renaissance is, in fact, one of several suitors who have been angling to take over the City Opera name and assets, and the group still has to win approval from a bankruptcy judge. But Capasso and Niederhoffer have raised $2.6 million in pledges, garnered support from former City Opera musicians, and have planned an all-star tribute gala to the late City Opera maestro Julius Rudel in March.”
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Olivier Awards Invite Civilians To Become Judges
“Members of the public can now apply to become judges of the 2016 Olivier Awards, after the Society of London Theatre opened applications. Alongside professional panellists, members of the public are required to judge four different categories: theatre, affiliate – which covers smaller, non-West End theatres – opera and dance.”
Sony Hack: “Variety” Editor Feels Qualms About Revealing Info, But Rationalizes Anyway
Andrew Wallenstein: “Let’s get real: The hackers are playing the press as pawns. Journalists are essentially doing their bidding by taking the choicest data excerpts and waving them around for the world to see, maximizing their visibility. … While I found a lot to question about the rationales, ultimately I’ve arrived at an uneasy peace with why the leaks just can’t be ignored.”
Detroit Symphony Continues March Toward Stability
Officials confirmed that, following some very difficult years and the aftermath of the bitter 2010-11 strike, the DSO has posted the second balanced budget in a row and renewed contracts with music director Leonard Slatkin and president Anne Parsons through 2016-17.
How A Chicago-Based Film Producer Snagged A Possible Oscar-Winner This Year
“The early Variety review, Arentz says, ‘actually scared off all of our competitors. There was no bidding to speak of. We found out later there was one competing offer, and it was ridiculously low.'”
The Internet Meets Duchamp
“The most effective conceptual writing, as with all conceptual art, alters a thing’s accepted context. Critics would have you think that all this is merely silly, but in the best cases there’s a method to the madness: these artists are doing the very basic, very necessary work of helping us see with new eyes.”
How To Become A Poet
“I’ve been thinking about 1998. I was twelve years old that year; Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. were both killed that year. To learn about that kind of violence existing in the world — both racist and homophobic — it changed me. I don’t know if I fully understood it at the time, but I was terrified. And terror does many things but it also clarifies.”
Stage Manager Paralyzed In Theatre Accident Is Awarded Millions In Compensation
“She went through a standard, unmarked door, which had no warning signs or notices. When she opened the door she was met with a black curtain, which she assumed was a light blocker. She went in what she thought was a room but stepped into open air above the stage.”
How Can Music Matter At A Time With Thousands Marching Through The Streets?
“People turn to music in times of crisis — I do — but even as it brings happiness and helps process deep feeling, it can feel like something extra. There’s an urge to repurpose it, to figure out how it can serve a higher cause.”
Museums Are Set To Become Downright Creepers (In An Attempt To Collect Data)
“A team of experts at New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum searched for hidden spots in the rotunda to conceal tiny electronic transmitters. The devices will enable the museum to send messages about artworks to visitors via their smartphones while at the same time collect details about the comings and goings of those guests.”