(Classical Music, National) An econ professor from Stanford takes a clear-eyed look at the teetering American symphony. ...more...
Art News
Jaan Whitehead on the Future of American Theatre
February 17, 2012
(Theater, National) Don’t waver on whether or not you should read this long and quite detailed essay about the future of theater in this country. Just go read it. ...more...
New Joffrey Ballet Film Is Making The Rounds
February 16, 2012
(Dance, Film, National) “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance” will be at art houses nationwide this month. ...more...
Premiere of “Leonardo Live” Hits Theaters Worldwide Today
February 16, 2012
(Arts, Film, National) The film, which will play an erratic schedule in theaters nationwide over the next two weeks, details the record-shattering “Leonardo: Painter at the Court of Milan” exhibition that the National Gallery of London recently ran. You may have already heard something about this. ...more...
You’ll Like Jackson Pollock Better After We Scare You
February 15, 2012
(Arts, National) A Loyola University psychologist announced the other day that people apparently like abstract art more after they’ve just been frightened. ...more...
Go to Mike Daisey’s Website and Get A Transcript of His Steve Jobs Show
February 14, 2012
(Theater, National) “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” has been turning heads and pursing lips since Daisey debuted it at the Public Theater last fall, and now people who haven’t seen it can at least get a sense of what he’s going on about. ...more...
Pardon Me, But I Don’t Believe That’s Mrs. Lincoln
February 13, 2012
(Arts, National) The portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln that Lincoln’s last descendant bought in 1976 and presented to the Illinois Historical Library is fake. ...more...
Detroit Institute of Arts Is Starting to Worry About Its Collection
February 13, 2012
(Art Museums, Detroit) The museum holds some pieces that any museum on Earth would bid to own, and Detroit’s ongoing fiscal crisis has caused a quiet rumble among the more pragmatic members of the community. ...more...
Is Star Wars: Episode I any better in 3D?
February 13, 2012
(Film, National) George Lucas is re-releasing “The Phantom Menace” in 3D. This may be something of a dilemma for some Star Wars fans. ...more...
Last Days of Rembrandt Exhibit at Detroit Institute of Arts
February 7, 2012
(Art Museums, Detroit) DIA’s Rembrandt exhibit only runs through the 12th, so procrastinators are advised to take heed. ...more...
Good Job, Academy: Nominees for Best Song Will Not Perform At Ceremony
February 7, 2012
(Film, National) It’s true; viewers will not be treated to performances of either of this year’s Best Song nominees at the ceremony. ...more...
“Smash” Will Save NBC, Maybe
February 6, 2012
(Theater, Television, National) The network is hoping that America will allow its dark, cold February evenings to be brightened by “Smash”, the new Broadway-themed show that debuts tonight at 10. ...more...
Mike Kelley’s Last Project, “Mobile Homestead”, Now in Limbo
February 3, 2012
(Arts, Detroit, New York) Kelley’s project, which he’d planned to install permanently in Detroit, is the subject of a trio of films at this year’s Whitney Biennial. ...more...
When Ballerinas Fall
February 2, 2012
(Dance, New York, National) What really happens when a ballerina takes a bad step? A lot of gears grind to a halt. ...more...
Short Attention Span Theater Threatens to Become the New Norm
February 1, 2012
(Theater, National) The San Francisco Playhouse is just the latest venue to begin experimenting with Tweet Seats. ...more...
Come On, Get “Happy” on February 11
January 31, 2012
(Film, National) In an attempt to spread happiness globally, filmmaker Roko Belic is offering up his 2011 documentary, Happy, for a sliding fee scale with hopes of inspiring the entire world to watch his film on that day. ...more...
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Takes Grand Jury Prize at Sundance
January 30, 2012
(Film, National) The surrealistic Southern film also won the cinematography award. ...more...
Joffrey Doc Opens in Limited Release
January 27, 2012
(Dance, Film, National) Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance” will also be screened tomorrow at a number of theaters in conjunction with an interactive panel on Twitter. ...more...
Chinese Philharmonic Maestro Throws Down with NYC Mugger
January 26, 2012
(Arts, New York, National) Don’t step to Chinese Philharmonic music director Long Yu. Dude will mess you up. ...more...
DSO Goes Home for the Weekend
January 26, 2012
(Classical Music, Detroit) The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s squeezing in a show at Orchestra Hall this Saturday, taking a quick breather from its ongoing Neighborhood Tour. ...more...
Broadway Cannot Contain Shatner: After the Music Box, He’s Hitting the Road
January 25, 2012
(Theater, National) Yep, Shatner’s going out roaming. Get ready, America. ...more...
Was Ist “Engaging Your Audience”?
January 25, 2012
(Arts, National) Various eminences from all over the art world get together in ArtsJournal for a spirited discussion on the nature of “audience engagement”. ...more...
Everyone Should Go See Video Leonardo
January 25, 2012
(Film, Art Museums, National) “Leonardo Live”, the film version of the National Gallery of London’s recent da Vinci exhibition, opens nationwide February 16 for limited screenings. Mark your calendars. ...more...
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Scheduled for Carnegie Hall Next Spring
January 24, 2012
(Classical Music, Detroit) The DSO’s comeback from last year’s crippling strike continues apace. ...more...
The Future of Broadway Is… Holograms? Maybe!
January 24, 2012
(Theater, New York)… murky and unknowable, of course, but thirteen speakers at New World Stages yesterday tried to parse it out anyway. ...more...
