Tag: 12.12.16

Top Posts From AJBlogs 12.12.16

What We Learned In Audience This Week: How We Define “Audience” This Week: Two stories worth noting – the segregation of DC theatre audiences and what it might tell us… The translation of live theatre to the small screen is more than just filming a … read more
AJBlog: AJ Arts AudiencePublished 2016-12-12

The National Gallery: Blazing More New Trails
Last year about this time, I praised the National Gallery in London for creating and publicizing an “Angel Trail” of artworks in its galleries that include portrayals of angels–for the Christmas season. This year, I’m … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-12-12

Four Dances Mingle As One
Bill Young revives his Interleaving at 100 Grand Street, December 9 through 11. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-12-12

Monday Recommendation: Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner, Ready Take One (Octave/Legacy) … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-12-12

The Cult of El Sistema Keeps Playing On In a Different Key Anne Midgette of the Washington Post wrote a sobering review of Eric Booth and Tricia Tunstall’s recent book “Playing for Their Lives”. As the Executive Director of the El Sistema inspired program Play On … read more
AJBlog: Orchestras Everywhere Published 2016-12-10

Golden Globes Surprise: Nominations Go To Youth Over Stars

“Awards shows have long tangled with a dilemma. As a venue for industry recognition, they tend to value dues-paying — rewarding personalities who have put together a long body of work and earned industry goodwill. But the shows also rely for income on a television world that tends to favor, particularly in its advertising dollars, younger viewers and newer talent.”

San Francisco Symphony Cancels Tour To North Carolina In Protest

“In the months after HB2 became law, we have closely watched the fluctuating political landscape in hopes that the law would be overturned,” said Executive Director Brent Assink in a statement. “Because that has not yet happened, and due to pressing internal travel deadlines, the San Francisco Symphony has made the decision to cancel its concerts at this time.”