I think this is important: memories and ideas happen in a place. An essay is a place for ideas; it has to feel like a place. It has to give one the feeling of entering a room. - The Georgia Review
After months of turmoil around allegations of drug use and bullying, the former New York City Ballet star, who led his homeland's flagship ballet company for 16 years, resigned last week following five months of medical leave. Acting artistic director Amy Watson now takes the position in full. - The New York Times
They often won’t just write about the work in question, but also about what’s going on in their lives. Digressions are frequent, sometimes even critical; talk about art leads to talk about books or gigs or other things. It’s not so much gonzo as an attempt to break down false, disembodied objectivity. - Artnet
I’ve come to think that “aesthetic chills” open a window onto the fact that there are decisively powerful areas of art experience that are only explained by admitting to stuff that you tend to suppress in order to make that experience respectable. - Artnet
Dozens of established and proven groups and individual artists have had the financial floor ripped from under them. As one company leader put it, "If you're from an organization that isn't from a traditionally marginalized group, it's currently not possible … to be funded as an arts group in Austin." - The Austin Chronicle
It’s not enough to merely assert these values or cite the longstanding commitments to educational programs, if the deeper work of orchestras is to play a role in sustaining American democracy. - Post Alley
Mid-century modern design is hard to pin down. As soon as you think you've grasped it, it re-invents itself. And while the revival of earlier movements such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau tends to come and go, mid-century modern's rebirth began in the 1990s and is still going strong. - Dezeen
A package of articles considering some of the most important examples (including forgotten ones) of the style, from Eero Saarinen's Tulip table (the man detested table legs) to Isamu Noguchi's Akari lamps to the Eames Shell chair to Charlotte Perriand's modular shelving units to the city of Columbus, Indiana. - Dezeen
"In the nation's oldest opera house," begins correspondent Scott MacFarlane, "seats for this performance cost less than a movie ticket. Opera Philadelphia is launching a pick-your-price model, starting at just $11, as they try to lure more diverse and younger audiences." - CBS News
Fifty years after choreographer Muller created her troupe in New York City and a year-and-a-half after she passed away aged 78, Jennifer Muller/The Works has gathered a group of company alumni to form a board and continue the organization's work, led by two co-artistic directors and an executive director. - Dance Informa
After directing the Savannah Ballet and Ballet Oklahoma, Spassoff in 1984 took over what is now the Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia. He led the school for 37 years and saw it through a financial crisis and then independence from the Pennsylvania (now Philadelphia) Ballet. - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
"The Star-Ledger, Times of Trenton and South Jersey Times will all move to online-only editions. … But because the Ledger will shut down its plant in Montville, New Jersey, the long-running Jersey Journal" — which covers the cities across the Hudson from Manhattan — "will shut down entirely after 157 years of operation." - Gothamist
"After declaring bankruptcy just over a year ago in September 2023, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony has announced a resumption of operations, renewing a legacy that’s almost eight decades old. The bankruptcy has been formally annulled by the approval by the Superior Court of Ontario of a proposal made to creditors." - Ludwig Van
Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine and other executives at the company have described the platform as “a home for human writing.” But there is evidence that robot bloggers are increasingly flocking to the platform, too. - Wired
While the film and TV sector welcomed an increase in the tax incentive for VFX spend, grassroots music venues have been hit by a huge reduction in the amount of tax relief they enjoy, potentially putting a number at risk. - Variety
