Yearly Archives: 2021
Delta Variant Scores Its First Major Fall Theatre Cancellation
Yeah, hello, déjà vu: "Signature Theater, a prominent Off Broadway nonprofit, has postponed its return to the stage over concerns about the persistent coronavirus pandemic, becoming...
What A New Netflix Comedy Gets So Right About Academia
Ask academic and writer Nancy Wang Yuen: "As minorities, women of color often occupy precarious positions in universities, particularly in leadership. Ji-Yoon describes...
Teaching Acting To 90-Year-Olds During The Pandemic
It's a surprisingly great life choice for one otherwise out-of-work actor. - Washington Post
Hold Still For Fifteen Seconds
Maybe older (as in, century-old) cameras have something to offer. - CBC
This Los Angeles Radio Host Keeps Legendary Music Alive
Rubén Miranda hosts a five-hour radio show that "specializes in the Mexican version of oldies-but-goodies: corridos, boleros, norteñas, trios and duets but especially rancheras...
The Fascinating History Of Books That Claim You Can Learn To Think Smarter
The idea of reading to help us think better (whatever that means) waxes and wanes with the times: "A decade ago, the fashion was...
How Aretha Franklin Paved The Way For Woman Musicians After Her
Perhaps her fame feels obvious now, but "Franklin's rise to superstardom wasn't easy. When she left the world of gospel music to try to...
The Photography Experiment That Intends To Heal War Wounds In Colombia
People in two communities in rural Colombia "wanted to use photography not only to document the aftermath of war and violence, but also to...
The New Children’s Literature Museum Inspired By Kiki’s Delivery Service
The design team says the architecture is inspired by Eiko Kadono's novel, which also inspired the Miyazaki film of the same name. - LitHub
Is Elaine Mitchener Britain’s Boldest Vocalist?
Mitchener is "a vocalist (arguably the UK’s boldest operatic voice), movement artist ('dancer' isn’t quite right) and composer whose work cuts across music, theatre,...
Eloise Greenfield, Writer Who Wanted To Pass On Knowledge To Children, 92
Greenfield wrote nearly 50 books for children, stories told with joy, rhythm, melody, and enlightenment. Her "expressive poetry and prose illuminated the lives of...
The Afghanistan National Institute Of Music Falls Silent
"The music school's young students, teachers and faculty are staying home — they have reason to fear." The Taliban have banned music, and killed...
Michael Morgan, Conductor And Passionate Advocate For Classical Music, 63
Morgan "made his international debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1982, conducting Mozart’s Abduction From the Seraglio in the city where the composer...
Literary Culture Already Favors The Young
So why does a new Women's Prize have an age limit of 35? - The Guardian (UK)
Theatre Needs Help With Resilience As Much As With Fight Choreography
"We love trauma onstage. But while we have long understood that expertise is necessary to keep performers physically safe, the mental aspects of our craft...
All Of The Books Featured In White Lotus
Sure, they're aspirational - but maybe your reading pile is too. - LitHub
The Black Artists Leaving The United States
Following the legacy of Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, and others, Black artists "have often had to leave the States in order to activate the...
The Betrayal Of Jeopardy’s Core Nerdery
Yes, the show was a traitor its audience, but worse, it ignored its own values. The system that briefly elevated Mike Richards (and still...
Sundance Labs Should Be A Model For Other Studios
"From the outside of Sundance, one is aware of the noise and glitter and glamour and all that stuff at the beginning of each...
What Drove The 60s Boom In British Jazz
"In 1966, 1968 – this was a time of liberation. We were all involved in anti-apartheid marches, CND marches, embracing different cultures. It all...
Show Of The Year: Six Of The Most Beautiful Paintings In The World
Why would a display of just six Titian paintings at a small New England museum qualify as the art event of the year, and...
How Fan Fiction Is Changing Writing
In online communities, the number of voices informing a work grows as readers comment on one another’s posts and learn together. - The Atlantic
Cinematographers Call On Producers To Stop Dangerous Long Working Days
“Reasonable rest demands that the employers not treat our members like machines that can just work until they are broken and then be replaced.” -...
How Live Dance Came To Times Square At The Very Height Of Lockdown
In the spring of 2020, mad with cabin fever, Jena VanElslander and a few friends started meeting every so often just to dance in...
Folger Theatre Gets A New Artistic Director
Karen Ann Daniels, 45, has been director of the Public Theatre’s Mobile Unit since 2019 and before that had similar audience-engagement responsibilities for six...
