Tag: 03.08.21
Across US, Artists Are Losing Their Health Insurance
"Across the nation thousands of actors, musicians, dancers and other entertainment industry workers are losing their health insurance or being saddled with higher costs...
Why Are There So Few Women Percussionists In Orchestras?
"Today, in London’s seven top orchestras, women only account for 3% of all the timpani and percussion positions. In fact, there are more men...
The Switch To Virtual Concerts Has Changed These Musicians’ Work Permanently
"It seems like a good time, as the pandemic continues to block live performances in all but a few socially distanced, outdoor shows, to...
The Artistic Power Of AI
"AI as scientist conception runs the risk of missing out on a — the — characteristic feature of AI, particularly machine learning. Once this...
The Constant Crises Of British Theatre
The UK’s theatrical culture is obsessed with the idea of theatre as storytelling, both as a discourse and as a conditioning of what the...
Dance Among The Irradiated Ruins Of Fukushima
Eiko’s performative gestures are captured in opulent compositional detail as she defiantly inserts her body amidst crumbled buildings, vine-encrusted train tracks, large bags of...
What It Was Like At The Movies The First Weekend New York’s Cinemas Reopened
Capacity Limits: "Not really an issue for Chaos Walking, a poorly-reviewed mess of a sci-fi adventure." Distancing: "Fortunately, AMC's ordering system handles this well,...
How Companies Are Rethinking What It Means To “Own” Something
Business leaders, and their lawyers, have a bias — an unjustified faith, really — that legal ownership matters. Surprisingly often, it doesn’t, and some...
The Democratization Of Storytelling
By now, a successfully kickstarted short is a rather common occurrence, but an Oscar-winning one is rare indeed. Crowdfunding is, of course, not the...
Settlement In Copyright Suit Against Robert Indiana Estate
The settlement agreement brings the legal wrangling over the estate of the artist known for his iconic “LOVE” series closer to an end. -...
Big Worries About The Met Museum’s Plans To Sell Art To Survive
"Critics of the new guidelines, including Hollein’s predecessor, Thomas P. Campbell, believe in the sanctity of public collections and want to maintain strict controls...
“Genre” Is Disappearing In Pop Music
"It’s difficult to imagine a Grammy ceremony that doesn’t rely on genre as its organizing principle—I suppose that would entail the bestowing of just...
So What Will The Financiers Who Bought Second City Do With It (Or To)...
"Though private-equity firms are notorious for ruthlessly wringing efficiencies out of the properties they pick up, the investors who just bought one of Chicago's...
I Miss Theatre. I Didn’t Know I’d Miss The Audience Too
"What it has taken me a year to realize is how much I also miss the community of the audience — the strangers surrounding...
What People Regret On Their Deathbed
"Broadly, people seem to wish for a more meaningful life. They wished they’d been more authentic in their activities (1; 3). They wished they’d...
Why Music Schools Like Juilliard Have To Change
Classical purists clutch their hearts in disgust at the mere suggestion of their holy shrines teaching business skills like freelancing or contemporary styles like...
Putting Together The Pieces Of A Lost Florence Price Score
The pioneering Black composer's Fantasie Nègre No. 3 in F minor was thought to be incomplete: only the first two pages were known to...
Brown Paper Tickets Will Pay $9 Million To Stiffed Customers
Following a consent decree from the Washington Sstate Attorney General's office, Seattle ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets has agreed to pay $9 million in...
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet To Cease Performing
"The 25-year-old will eliminate its centerpiece: the professional performing arm of the company. The ballet schools and youth Folklórico programs in Santa Fe...
Lauren Lovette, Only 29, Will Retire From New York City Ballet
"I spent a lot of last year feeling like I didn't make a difference. were saying some sweet things to me about different...
NY’s Iconic Metro Pictures Gallery Announces It Will Close
It wasn't "because of declining sales, co-founder Helene Winer said in an interview, but with a sense that reopening the gallery once the pandemic...
“Queen’s Gambit” To Be Made Into Theatre
Level Forward, a company whose founders include Abigail Disney, a grandniece of Walt Disney, said on Monday that it has won the rights to...
During The Last Decade, Women’s Representation In Music Has Not Improved At All
Discouraging news from a USC study for International Women's Day. - The New York Times
This Woman Has Narrated More Than 600 Audiobooks
Here's how to be good at it: Plan ahead. "What’s really important when you’re listening is to be able to know who’s talking. One...