FEATURE: THE FUTURE IS WITH MEDIA The Future of the Performing Arts is Digital. Marquee TV has a Major Head Start. The Washington Post: Sarah L, Kaufman With uncanny timing, MarqueeTV, a performing-arts streaming service, debuted in this country in February. None of its leaders could have predicted the global crisis to come, but… Read more »
FEATURE: BATTLE HYMNS From Founders To Today, Protest Music Is American Music OPB: Claudia Meza From “Yankee Doodle” being sung back in defiance at the British soldiers who originally wrote it to ridicule the American Revolution, to the spirituals sung in fields, unifying and fortifying the voices of a people denied their own native… Read more »
FEATURE: LEARNING TO LISTEN Black Experience Within Classical Music The Violin Channel and Young Concert Artists An important roundtable discussion focusing on the Black experience within the classical music community. Panelists: Anthony Trionfo, Weston Sprott, Sanford Allen, Monica Ellis, Anthony McGill, Carlos Simon, Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Randall Goosby, Marcus Thompson, Steven Banks, Afa Dworkin and… Read more »
FEATURE: BLACK LIVES MATTER #BlackoutTuesday: A Music Industry Protest Becomes a Social Media Moment The New York Times: Joe Coscarelli What began as a proposed day of reflection after the death of George Floyd morphed into something broader, leading some to complain that #BlackLivesMatter posts were being silenced. Black Lives Matter Cofounder Patrisse Cullors… Read more »
FEATURE: THE AMAZING ANDRÉ WATTS The Perseverance of André Watts The New York Times: Susan Gubar Putting physical disability on view in the highly competitive arena of classical music takes grit; playing with invisible disease seemed even more terrifying to me. ARTISTS REACT TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD Death Of George Floyd: Beyoncé,… Read more »
FEATURE: AIMING FOR NEW BEGINNING IN 2021 The Fall of Autumn: Live Performance Producers Are Giving Up on 2020 NY Times: Michael Paulson, Joshua Barone, Ben Sisario and Zachary Woolfe Even as reopened barbershops, beaches and bookstores herald the resumption of economic life across America, concert promoters, theater presenters, orchestras and dance companies are… Read more »
FEATURE: SOCIALLY DISTANCED PERFORMANCE What Socially Distanced Live Performance Might Look Like Vulture: Justin Davidson The “foreseeable future” is a contradiction in terms, and among the infinity of things nobody knows is when we’ll be able to attend a live performance. RESEARCH AND OPINION #BetterMusicCities SoundDiplomacy.com Ensuring Music is at the Heart of Recovery in… Read more »
FEATURE: THE AMAZING MIMI ZWEIG Violinist and Jacobs Professor Mimi Zweig – ‘My Inspiration Behind StringPedagogy.com’ The Violin Channel: Blog In a VC-exclusive blog, acclaimed American violin educator, Jacobs School’s very own Mimi Zweig talks us through her inspiration and purpose behind StringPedagogy.com. RESEARCH AND OPINION To Survive the Challenges Ahead, Cultural Institutions Will Need… Read more »
FEATURE: BALLET TAKES CENTER STAGE DURING CORONAVIRUS Ballet Dancers Perform Moving Piece in Empty Streets Some Pros Let It Go on TikTok: “Is This the Future”? Paris Opera dancers film from their kitchens, bedrooms and even the bath How Russia’s ballet wasn’t shut down despite lockdown IU Ballet Student Mikayla Geier: Campus Misses You IU… Read more »
FEATURE: IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS During a Crisis, Is Art Just a Luxury? What the New Deal Has to Teach Us About the Importance of Supporting the Arts ARTnews: Jody Patterson During the Depression, a key facet of FDR’s efforts to restore faith in the government’s fundamental role to provide economic opportunity, employment,… Read more »