Whether you love him, hate him, pay him or his music no mind, or pretend he doesn’t matter — you cannot escape Philip Glass. His impact on composers of succeeding generations, whether they accept him or oppose him, is indelible. - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
Figures from the political world getting involved in theatre makes a certain amount of sense, since producers and politicians both have to raise money from their social and professional circles. - The Stage
The result is a skyline that’s no longer just a backdrop or a distant view or a pleasantly hard-edged contrast with the soft green clouds of woodland. Instead, it’s a constant presence, looming inescapably over virtually every corner of the park. - New York Magazine
Bologna's Garisenda town is in trouble. After sensors attached to the monument, which leans at a 3.6 degree angle, picked up “anomalous movements” last year, alarmed experts issued what one called an “engineering code red.” - The New York Times
The new director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival has warned Scotland is at risk of losing arts events “every other week” without more public funding for culture and revealed that she would have had to scale back its programme. - The Scotsman
The Magic Kingdom expansion is one part of a $60 billion investment Disney has said it’s planning for its parks, cruises and experiences over the next decade. - CNN
The problem is that "fastest" could, in this context, mean four different things. Syllables per minute? Amount of information conveyed per minute? And so on. Quantitative linguist François Pellegrino tried to figure all this out in a study of 17 languages (which did not include Malayalam, the best candidate). - Atlas Obscura
Violins like Ayoung An’s, made in the tradition of Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri, require about two months of work and sell for about 16,000 to 17,000 euros, or $17,500 to $18,500. “I can make a violin in three weeks, but I don’t want to,” An said. “This object is very precious to the person purchasing it.” - The New...
The 947-year-old, 230-foot-long graphic-novel-in-embroidery depicting the Norman Conquest is actually missing one section; roughly eight to ten feet long, it is believed to depict the coronation of William the Conqueror on Christmas Day 1066. Who might have taken it and where might it be now? - Artnet
A comprehensive study spearheaded by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics provides evidence that people tend to show a predisposition towards rhythms formed by simple integer ratios regardless of cultural background. - PsyPost
There's a lot of overlap between acting and dance, and while it's standard for student actors to take dance classes, it's less common for those training in ballet or contemporary dance to get acting instruction. Juilliard dance students do, and here's one teacher there explaining what gets taught. - Dance Magazine
For several years, during The Speakeasy, the audience participation which immersive theater invites would regularly get out of hand. But there were no bouncers or others to help, and management did little to help the actors. Said one, "Strippers have more protection than we do out there." - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
Millions of books, including self-published titles, are issued every year. But, according to an Economist/YouGov poll, 46 percent of Americans did not read a book last year. There are any number of explanations for this statistic, but one in particular stands out based on my experience. - Washington Post
To have such solicitous faculty on hand to advocate for students’ interests is, depending on how you look at it, either wonderfully supportive or repulsively infantilizing. - Hedgehog Review
"Nashville’s Finance Director, Kevin Crumbo, … has not given a timeline for the payments. ... Until the 2023 grants are paid, Metro Arts (says it's) putting the upcoming grant review cycle on hold. … Moreover, Crumbo is hesitant to fund the next round of grants, saying he lacks confidence in Metro Arts leadership." - WPLN (Nashville)
