This Composer Created An Entire Week-Long Piece Specifically For People’s Living Rooms “Drawing from a bank of over 7,000 ‘musical shapes, textures and gestures,’ Michael Schumacher’s Living Room Pieces assembles sounds into 301 ‘modules,’ algorithmically arranged over seven ‘modes,’ one for each day.” – The Washington Post (MSN)
London’s Royal Opera Explores What It Means To Have A Voice (And...
“The neo-Western wrapped contemporary ideas of rugged individualism inside the soapy drama of a land-hoarding family’s succession planning." - The New York Times
A Scottish ballet teacher has created classes that meet the needs of autistic kids in ballet. The teacher says the response has been overwhelming: “There were so many parents out there who needed these facilities, and they just weren't given the opportunity.” - Glasgow Live (MSN)
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LiveNation Builds "Temporary" Music Venue in Toronto for 50,000 FansLiveNation is constructing a massive "temporary" venue at Downsview Airport in Toronto, designed to accommodate up to 50,000 concertgoers. The move responds to the growing number of stadium-level artists touring today. This venue offers a unique solution to the rising demand for large performance...
“In contrast to Donald Judd, her neighbor in ... Manhattan, who outsourced much of his work to industrial fabricators, Ms. Winsor could typically be found in her studio creating enigmatic, obsessively crafted objects. She hammered, drilled, coiled yards of heavy rope and chopped up plywood.” - The New York Times
“We’re already at seven major animated contenders for Best Animated Feature, all of which could have been considered frontrunners in a vacuum. And that’s not even considering potential dark horse movies releasing later this year.” - Vulture
“A lot of people in Hollywood only seem able to discuss the middle of the country while holding their nose. But entertainment is a reactive business: chase what worked over the weekend, drop what didn’t.” - The New York Times
Geoffrey Robson, 41, who joined the orchestra in the fall of 2008 as associate conductor and a full-time member of the violin section, will be the orchestra's eighth music director. - Arkansas Democrat Gazette
But "the museum said that 'certain terms' of the deal remain in effect, because it has verbally agreed to let BP exercise its 'supporter benefits' until the end of 2023." - The Guardian (UK)
While Knight continues to support journalism programs, Ibargüen has added the arts as an increasingly prominent part of its funding mix — from essentially an afterthought to nearly a quarter of its $115 million to $130 million in annual grants. - The New York Times
"China's TikTok is considering separating from parent ByteDance to help address U.S. concerns about national security risks. … A divestiture, which could result in a sale or initial public offering, is considered a last resort and will be pursued only if the company's existing proposal ... does not get approved." - Reuters
Whatever is being sold by the happiness experts, we imagine, cannot really be happiness, but can only bear a relationship to it even more distantly removed than the one a synthetic mass-produced blanket at Target has to an early American album quilt. - Liberties Journal
Adams' right-wing rhetoric has become increasingly clear since the election of the 45th president in 2016, but his most recent racist rant finally ended the comic strip's run in hundreds of papers. - Washington Post
Wendy Toye started on stage as a 3-year-old. Once she started directing, "It wasn’t just that Toye had an aptitude for film-making, but that her background in dance and comedy gave her a unique take on the craft." - The Guardian (UK)
