Many members of the UMS staff keep a watchful eye on local and national media for news about artists on our season, pressing arts issues, and more. We thought we’d pull together a list of interesting stories each week and share them with you. Welcome to UMS’s Arts Round-up, a weekly collection of arts news, including national issues, artist updates, local shout-outs, and a link or two just for fun. If you come across something interesting in your own reading, please feel free to share!

Arts Issues

• “Soundcheck Smackdown” looks at the impact and value of live cinema broadcasts.
• The New York Times asks, “Does music make you exercise harder?”

Artist Updates

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians authorize strike after talks fail
• A look at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new digs
• The struggles of historic Beijng Opera in the 21^st Century
• The Village Voice chats with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer about his new album, Solo

Local Shout-Outs

• No Labor Day Weekend plans? Head downtown to the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival.

Just For Fun

• Graduating from Kindergarten hardly an accomplishment for this 6-year-old piano prodigy.
• Need to kickstart your workday? Flashmob-turned-flashdance got things jumping at Liverpool Station.

Categories: Music, Theater & Dance