Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/fridays-art-notes-21 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday’s Art Notes Arts May 7, 2010 9:32 AM EDT Dancers of the Brazilian group ‘Quasar Companhia de Danca’ perform on stage during a dress rehearsal for their new show ‘Ceu na Boca’ in the northern German city of Wolfsburg. The European premiere of the show runs through mid-June. Photo by Nigel Treblina/ AFP/ Getty Images * The Getty Foundation will invest $630,000 in the restoration of the Ghent altarpiece and to train a new generation of specialized conservators before the world’s current experts retire, via ARTINFO. * Conductor Gustavo Dudamel pulled a muscle during his vigorous conducting for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and had to go to the hospital during the performance, via the Los Angeles Times. * Baghdad sees a revival in filmmaking and film-going, via the New York Times. * Finland’s Savonlinna Opera Festival has launched a commission for a new opera, but the jobs of composer, librettist and designer are still up for grabs. The project invites creatives to submit ideas and work online, via Reuters.
Dancers of the Brazilian group ‘Quasar Companhia de Danca’ perform on stage during a dress rehearsal for their new show ‘Ceu na Boca’ in the northern German city of Wolfsburg. The European premiere of the show runs through mid-June. Photo by Nigel Treblina/ AFP/ Getty Images * The Getty Foundation will invest $630,000 in the restoration of the Ghent altarpiece and to train a new generation of specialized conservators before the world’s current experts retire, via ARTINFO. * Conductor Gustavo Dudamel pulled a muscle during his vigorous conducting for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and had to go to the hospital during the performance, via the Los Angeles Times. * Baghdad sees a revival in filmmaking and film-going, via the New York Times. * Finland’s Savonlinna Opera Festival has launched a commission for a new opera, but the jobs of composer, librettist and designer are still up for grabs. The project invites creatives to submit ideas and work online, via Reuters.