Ways Of Seeing Is Turning 50
The shockwave of the series, and later the book, "Ways of Seeing reframed the conversation about how art is interpreted, focusing on the nature...
The Musician Who Painstakingly Assembled A Mobile Drum Set, Only To Have It All...
Percussionist Sheriff Drumman "hand-crafted the metal that made the setup possible, cutting, shaping and bending each slab before adding the eye-catching details and the...
Familiar Faces At The Oscars May Crowd Out Potential Newcomers
"The directors’ branch has been known to be an exclusive club that has snubbed" newcomers like Ava DuVernay and Shaka King. "Crowding the race...
Why Superheroes Are So Often Orphans
Basically, it's easier for the writers and creators of tales: "It is a tried and tested, tragic narrative formula that efficiently releases them into...
Quitting Social Media Means More Time To Think
To think - and to daydream. "These moments of quiet and emptiness throughout the day are nothing I really considered before. ... But leaving...
For Theatres Getting Back On Their Feet, The Cost Of Omicron Mounts
Take the Olney Theatre Center, for instance: "On December 22, we were almost $100,000 above our goal for Beauty and the Beast. ... On December...
The BBC Needs To Let Go Of This Statue
Why is the BBC protecting Eric Gill's Prospero and Ariel? "Gill’s work ornaments a key national building. What, in his case, justifies continued public...
How Disney Defines America Now
Just take a look at Moana and Encanto, and "the message seems fairly clear: America is broken (but don’t worry, all is not lost)."...
Perhaps We Never Will Learn Much From Studying The Past
Or at least, we'll learn that we repeat our mistakes. Take the pandemic, for instance. We need to study the now, one historian says...
Playwright And Essayist Paul Carter Harrison Shaped Black Theatre In The U.S.
Harrison, in his writings, "provided a theoretical structure for the Black performing arts, linking works by writers like August Wilson to a deeply rooted structure of...
Ronnie Spector’s Spirit, And Sound, Echo Through Generations Of Music
Her fire and energy could not be contained. "Spector kept working and collaborating throughout her life ... but you get the feeling that, even...
Being The Comedian On A Cruise Ship During COVID
Especially when you test positive before you can even perform - one time. - Los Angeles Times
The Value, And Persistence, Of Complaint
Sara Ahmed: "The work of revolution comes from what you learn by trying to build more just worlds alongside other people. ... It is...
Greek Authorities Search For Activists Who Shot A Sex Scene On The Acropolis
"An anonymous activist group filmed a brief sex scene at Greece’s most visited historical site, the Acropolis, as a political statement on LGBTQIA+ rights—and...
The Internet Is Weirdly Addicted To This Image Of A Private Library
The photo is a comforting image for booklovers - the shelves, the lights, the chairs - but why does it regularly, and randomly, trend...
The Federal Theatre Project And The Civil Rights Movement Shaped Theatre In New York
To do what they wanted to do, to be what they wanted to see, Black theatre-makers in New York took inspiration from the then-recent...
Ricardo Bofill Gave 1960s Spain A Sci-Fi-Looking Makeover
Bofill has died at 82. The Catalan outsider architect "spent a lifetime conjuring otherworldly buildings, which now stand like monuments from some future-primitive sci-fi...
A Rural Initiative In Japan Makes The Case That Art Is For Everyone
These arts projects are "collaborative endeavours without a single author. Many include pieces of public art or sculpture, but the 'project' is what happens...
How Disney Came Up With Its Biggest Hit Since Frozen’s Let It Go
Don't talk about Bruno! But in reality: "Everyone is finding a different entry point, whether it’s a specific moment or character dynamic. There’s something...
Streamers’ Successes (And Failures) Reignite Debate Over Who Reaps The Profits
At issue: Money, or at least how and when it's parceled out. Generally, it's better for actors if streamers pay talent up front, but...
The Entire World Owes A Debt To Sidney Poitier
Poitier "helped reshape that world to such a degree that we’ll never be able to reckon fully with his impact." He was "a man who,...
Inside Thomas Dausgaard’s Sudden Departure From The Seattle Symphony
Yes, music directors quit all the time, but virtually never in the middle of a season and, in the modern era, not effective immediately....
Wordle Copycats Are Multiplying. Apple Is Taking Them Down
It's exceedingly hard to copyright an abstract game mechanic like "guessing five-letter words and giving hints based on correct letters." - Wired
Time To Take Play More Seriously
"You're making connections between different parts of the brain which haven't necessarily been connected before and then you're repeating it. It's through this process...
Toronto Symphony Picks A New Executive Director
Mark Williams currently serves as chief artistic and operations officer of the Cleveland Orchestra, reporting to music director Franz Welser-Most. - The Plain Dealer...
