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The BAFTA Nominees Aren’t So White Anymore
Or at least, following not so hard upon the all-white 2020 actor nomination slate, not this year. - The New York Times
Making Dance After Being Incarcerated And Then Catching COVID
"Paper became a backbone for the project, and therefore a large part of the soundscore for Data. As dancers move throughout the piece, the...
Are Theatre Sales Trending Upward?
Record tickets sales in Chicago's Theatre Week may indicate - finally - something's going OK for the COVID-bitten profession. - Daily Herald (Illinois)
What Fluency Means, In Speech And Writing
"My capacity for speaking German is not unlike imagination or good writing: Believe hard enough and the genie reappears. But belief also cannot be...
Indiana College Catches Heat For Plan To Sell Museum’s Paintings To Pay For Freshman...
"The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG), and the Association...
The Indian Writer Reclaiming Her Language
Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand, written and published in Hindi, pushed Western readers and critics to learn about the deep diversity of Indian literature...
The Shady Ethics Of Documentary Series
What happens to the subjects of these series years later - and what about when the series get bought by streaming services, and everything...
So This Netflix Show’s Villain Is Pretty Close To, You Guessed It, Disney
The Netflix series My Dad the Bounty Hunter's Patrick Harpin: "The theme park ... was a way that kids have an entry point to...
Sale Of Chewbacca Actor’s Memorabilia Halted After His Widow Makes A Plea
A couple found scripts and call sheets in their attic and gave them to an auctioneer - but health issues related to original Chewbacca...
The Library Of Congress Has Acquired The Archive Of The Lion King’s Choreographer
Of course Tony Award-winning Garth Fagan, now 82, did a lot more in his career than The Lion King. He's "a Jamaican-born choreographer known...
Jada Pinkett Smith, The Person The Slap Was Supposedly About, Has Moved On
Along with racism, and other setbacks in her industry,"It’s something that can either make you bitter ... or it’s something you can look at,...
Cornerstone Theatre’s Michael John Garces To Step Down
He was the group's second artistic director, after Bill Rauch left for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. "Upon arrival he helped to define a new...
Diving A Little Deeper Into The Five Oscar-Nominated Documentaries
All but one of the documentaries (though that one's the frontrunner) debuted at Sundance 2022 - "a testament to just how vital the fest...
How The Beyhive Beat Ticketmaster
Partly, Ticketmaster might have (slightly - let's be real) improved since the Taylor Swift tickets debacle. Also, Beyoncé fans shared tips, tricks, secrets and...
Dudamel Considers His LA Legacy, And His Future In New York
He says he's "not a young conductor anymore" - and now, "he is working to establish himself as a seasoned interpreter of the repertory...
Beloved Acting Coach Sandra Seacat, 86
Seacat "put her own spin on techniques she had learned under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio to help Laura Dern, Marlo Thomas, Mickey...
How To End The Constant Onslaught Of Possible Fake Reviews
First, we need to end grading, or at least end the absolutely endless stream of comparisons and superlatives. - Wired
How Los Angeles Became Obsessed With Radio Devotion Shows
Yes, radio. Yes, for love song devotions. "The shows have a hold on listeners. Even in the age of cellphones and Spotify, legions of...
Why Does Apple, Which Does Music, Podcasts And Books So Well, Stink At Film?
And when we say stink, we mean absolutely suck. For one thing - the smallest thing, perhaps - why would you call something that...
Carlos Saura, Who Brought A Spark Of Revolution To Filmmaking Under Franco, 91
Saura, who made brilliant films like Cría Cuervos and a ballet adaptation of García Lorca's Blood Wedding (part of his "Flamenco Trilogy"), was forced...
Susan Jaffe’s Return To American Ballet Is A Step Forward For Women
"She is one of a growing, but small, community of female artistic directors, a title typically reserved for men, and she’s jumping in at...
How Walkable Cities Became A Pet Target Of Conspiracy Theorists
Most people think it's great to have a library, grocery, school, and restaurants/pubs nearby, right? Well. "Recent attempts to ... make cities more walkable...
As Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Photos Vanished, The Dealer Provided Excuse After Excuse
Wendy Halsted Beard, says the FBI, "allegedly went to great lengths to deceive her clients, ... making up a double lung transplant and other medical...
Think Your Town Needs A Cinema?
Try this truck slash movie theatre first! No, really. In England, "A 100-seater cinema in the back of a lorry has opened in a...
Everything You Think You Know About The Oscars Is Probably Wrong
Yes, you do know that Moonlight won a few years ago - that's accurate. But let's talk about how the awards evolved, the history...
