In an excerpt from his new history of Method acting, Isaac Butler looks at the American Laboratory Theatre, where, in the 1920s, two of Stanislavski's students at the Moscow Art Theatre, Richard Boleslavsky and Maira Ouspenskaya, began teaching what they called Stanislavski's "system." - American Theatre
While commonalities certainly exist the differences were astounding. How could it be that Rossini’s humorous comic operas, which have been bringing laughter and joy to western audiences for almost 200 years, were seen by our Kho and Kalash participants to convey less happiness than 1980s speed metal? - The Conversation
Beverly, Madison, and Eston Hemings seem to have inherited musical talent from both their mother and their enslaver/father, Thomas Jefferson, a lifelong violinist. The brothers and their cousins (descended from Sally's sister) formed a very popular dance band that lasted for several generations. - Early Music America
Teachers’ ability to absorb and transmit information quickly, manage stress and multitask are high-demand skills, recruiters and careers coaches say. - The Wall Street Journal
The right-wing prime minister's plan is to build five museums in the capital's long-neglected City Park; the first of them, the House of Music, has just opened. The conflict isn't (for once) over the museum's content, but over the use of rare open space in Budapest. - The New York Times
That's the challenge choreographer Cathy Marston took on for San Francisco Ballet, where her new work, Mrs. Robinson, is now premiering. In a Q&A, she talks about why and how she did it. - Pointe Magazine
"A leading postmodern choreographer who crossed over into playwriting territory, he was massively prolific for about 60 years. He combined movement and words in ways that could be stimulating or jolting, focusing on family or fantasy, or delving into Ionesco, Shakespeare, or Aristophanes." - Dance Magazine
Says one puzzle constructor, "It becomes an endless series of judgment calls. Is this slang term offensive? Is that world leader merely unpleasant, or too toxic to even mention?" Adds one maven, "You have this responsibility to be aware of what it is that you're feeding those people." - Kotaku
"An ancient Buddhist temple dating from the 2nd or 3rd century BCE has been uncovered during an Italian-led archaeological excavation in the city of Barikot, in the Swat region of northern Pakistan." - ARTnews
"Once a symbol of Italian mystique, ever-present on-screen and on fashion magazine covers, … (she) secured an enduring place in art house drama as the muse of Michelangelo Antonioni for his 1960s films about existential dread before redefining herself as a vibrant comedian." - MSN (The Washington Post)
The former prime minister, under whose austerity regime many local governments were forced to slash their arts budgets, now sees the authorities in the district she represents, the wealthy London exurbs of Windsor and Maidenhead, proposing to eliminate its cultural funding entirely. - The Guardian
Here are the most architecturally significant venues, including a new stadium by Populous and the world's first permanent structure for big air extreme snow jumping. - Dezeen
What if these objects had survived? What might that alternative world be like? This idea of a parallel material universe, in which some of our problems are solved by the mere existence different objects, is tantalizing. - The Baffler
The pandemic smothered everything, wiping Battle’s calendar clean, and crazy as it sounds, it helped him. The shutdown provided space, and the racial reckoning, a spark. Battle dusted off some of his older works. And for the first time in years, he created a new one. - Washington Post
“We’re striving for people to have artful lives, and artful lives are about participation as audiences and they are also about making, doing, teaching, engaging. That pluralistic way of understanding engagement is really important.” - Washington Post
