NEA's Chairman Rocco Landesman Featured in Newsweek
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 13, 2010
Since his appointment as Chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Broadway theatre producer Rocco Landesman has stirred up the status quo with his assertive style and outspoken nature.
NEA: Not Funding Women's Project Playwrights Lab this Year
by Jessica Lewis
- Nov 11, 2009
Rocco Landesman and the NEA have angered many a woman today with the news that they will not be funding the Women's Project's Playwrights Lab this year. According to a report in Time Out New York, part of the reason is because the NEA, which has steadily supported the Women's Project for many years, is no longer supporting general operating budgets. Instead they are underwriting specific projects.
Landesman on Peroia: "It is Nice when People are Sympathetic to the Ignorant"
by Jessica Lewis
- Nov 9, 2009
As previously reported, former Angels in America producer and President of Jujamcyn Theatres, and newly appointed Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman, kicked off a six month national tour on November 6 to cities and towns throughout America to learn and highlight the ways that art can create jobs, stimulate the economy and revitalize communities. This educational experiment is only one part of larger, philosophical plans to makeover the organization, he revealed to the Wall Street Journal in a recent interview. Among the surprising changes are the endorsement of graffiti and hip-hop artists of all varieties, in addition to supporting those that espouse more perverse topics historically frowned upon by the institution.
Rocco Landesman Announces 'Art Works' National Tour, Begins 11/6
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 6, 2009
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman announced the kickoff of a national tour at the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts conference yesterday, October 21, 2009. Over the next six months, the chairman will visit neighborhoods and towns throughout America to learn and highlight the ways that art can create jobs, stimulate the economy and revitalize communities.
Landesman & NEA to Fund Hip-Hop and Graffiti?
by Jessica Lewis
- Nov 3, 2009
As previously reported, former Angels in America producer and newly appointed Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman, will be kicking off of a six month national tour on November 6 to cities and towns throughout America to learn and highlight the ways that art can create jobs, stimulate the economy and revitalize communities. This educational experiment is only one part of larger, philosophical plans to makeover the organization, he revealed to the Wall Street Journal in a recent interview. Among the surprising changes are the endorsement of graffiti and hip-hop artists of all varieties, in addition to supporting those that espouse more perverse topics historically frowned upon by the institution.
Congress Approves $12.5 Million Increase to Federal Cultural Agencies
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Oct 30, 2009
Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit for advancing the arts, applauds the commitment of the House and Senate in passing, for the third consecutive year, a significant budget increase for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Liz Smith Chats Broadway with Jujamcyn Theaters' New President Jordan Roth on WowOWow
by Eddie Varley
- Oct 29, 2009
Producer Jordan Roth has succeeded Rocco Landesman as President of Jujamcyn Theaters, the owner and operator of five major Broadway theatres. Roth, 33, has taken over leadership of the organization which Landesman presided over from 1987 until his recent confirmation as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts on August 7. Roth is also acquiring a 50% ownership interest in the privately held company. Gossip maven Liz Smith spoke to Roth about his new position and what excites and inspires him in the world of theatre.
NEA's Landesman Plans Visits to Memphis, Nashville as Part of 'Art Works' Tour
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Oct 22, 2009
Memphis and Nashville will be on the travel itinterary of National Endowment for the Arts chair Rocco Landesman in November as part of his 'Art Works' Tour announced Wednesday. Landesman announced the launch of his nationwide tour as he delivered the keynote address to close the 2009 national Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: Navigating the Arts of Change in Brooklyn, New York.
Rocco Landesman Announces 'Art Works' National Tour, Begins 11/6
by Blair Ingenthron
- Oct 22, 2009
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman announced the kickoff of a national tour at the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts conference yesterday, October 21, 2009. Over the next six months, the chairman will visit neighborhoods and towns throughout America to learn and highlight the ways that art can create jobs, stimulate the economy and revitalize communities.
National Endowment of The Arts Questionable Practices, Part II
by Jessica Lewis
- Sep 23, 2009
More trouble surrounding the National Endowment for the Arts, the Los Angeles Times reports today. Communications Director for the NEA Yogi Sergant has received a demotion after much chatter surfaced regarding Sergant's alleged recruitment of private arts organizations to get involved with Obama's United We Serve political initiative (which includes the support of his health care reform) on an August 10th conference call .
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