Our final feature of the year spotlights a few of the innovative and creative adaptations made by Jacobs faculty, staff, and students in response to this new and crazy world of 2020. This is a three-part series, just a glimpse of the many ways that members of our community have channeled inspiration, resilience, and determination to… Read more »
FEATURE – 2020 In Review The New Yorker takes a look at the most extraordinary year Click on this link to see the full list! Notable Performances and Recordings of 2020 Alex Ross Although I saw only three in-person events after mid-March, this COVID-19 year still brought music that was beautiful and melancholy, scrappily joyous, and everything in… Read more »
For our final Entrepreneur of the Month feature of the year, we wanted to shine a spotlight on a few of the innovative and creative adaptations made by Jacobs faculty, staff, and students in response to this new and crazy world of 2020. This three-part series is just a glimpse of the many ways that… Read more »
FEATURE By Every Measure, COVID-19 Continues Its Devastation of the Arts ArtsBlog: Randy Cohen A recent Brookings Institution report shows America’s arts and creative industries lost $150 billion in sales and 2.7 million jobs through July. The “fine and performing arts” alone (commercial and nonprofit) incurred losses of $42.5 billion and a whopping 50%… Read more »
We usually provide food at our in-person {well-advised} lunches so that everyone can enjoy a free meal together while getting to know our guests! But since that’s not possible at this time, we asked our lunch guests for the month of December to provide their favorite recipes–as well as some recommended listening while you cook–so… Read more »
FEATURE Rhiannon Giddens Aims at 1800s America in Her Silkroad Plans NY Times: Brian Seibert Under its new artistic director, the cross-cultural music organization pioneered by Yo-Yo Ma will start a multiyear project called “The American Silkroad” that focuses on the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 19th century. RESEARCH AND OPINION Why Opera Will Never Die LitHub: Paul Morley… Read more »
We’re excited to announce that the eighth annual Project Jumpstart Innovation Competition will be held completely virtually in February 2021! Your innovative musical project could win up to $1,500! Every year, Project Jumpstart puts on an Innovation Competition as part of our mission to spark innovation and encourage creativity in the Jacobs School–and this year,… Read more »
FEATURE After Election 2020: How can Artists Help Mend our Cultural Divide? LA Times: Charles McNulty After Nov. 3 election, difficult repair work lies ahead. The work of mending the torn fabric of American society. The work of restoring the values that form the foundation of our institutions. Can we bridge our cultural divide? Times critics weigh in on how artists… Read more »
FEATURE 27 Artists and Executives on the Importance of Voting in the 2020 Election Billboard Billboard asked artists and executives about the importance of voting this year. From Halsey to DJ Khaled, Nelly, Phillipa Soo, Mary Chapin Carpenter and more, here’s what everyone had to say. Rock the Vote: How the Music Industry Built a Youth Voting… Read more »
FEATURE Think Outside the Opera House, and Inside the Parking Garage NY Times: Joshua Barone In Detroit, “Twilight: Gods” joins other recent performances that offer a path forward for the arts amid the pandemic. The performance radiated an inventiveness that, even in a normal year, would have made it one of the most inspired American opera productions… Read more »