“No one should read any kind of criticism – and especially theater criticism – as gospel. It’s not the last word. It’s the beginning of a conversation. Seeing shows more than once allows me the critic to continue my part in that conversation, if only in my own head.”
Month: April 2012
Tools For Becoming A Creative Person
“I think most people assume that when you feel stumped, you should just give up, that that’s a sign the problem is just too hard for you. But it’s also a sign that your standard method of trying to solve the problem just isn’t working so it’s also a cut to your brain to really start searching for much more remote associations for far-fetched ideas, for real speculation.”
How Stupid Electronic Games Worm Into Our Brains
“In the nearly 30 years since Tetris’s invention — and especially over the last five, with the rise of smartphones — Tetris and its offspring (Angry Birds, Bejeweled, Fruit Ninja, etc.) have colonized our pockets and our brains and shifted the entire economic model of the video-game industry. Today we are living, for better and worse, in a world of stupid games.”
Is Paul Taylor At The Center Of American Contemporary Dance?
Alastair Macaulay makes that proposition to his fellow New York Times dance critics, who have some things to say about the matter.
Virginia Quarterly Review‘s Embattled Editor Steps Down
“Nearly two years after the managing editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review killed himself following complaints he made about his boss, Ted Genoways, Mr. Genoways has announced that he is stepping down as editor of the award-winning literary journal.”
US Seizes Ancient Cambodian Statue, Allegedly Stolen, From Sotheby’s
“Federal agents in New York on Wednesday moved to seize a thousand-year-old Cambodian statue from Sotheby’s, alleging in a civil complaint that Sotheby’s had put the 10th-century figure of a mythological warrior up for auction despite knowing that it had been stolen from a temple.”
Malaysia Cancels Nutcracker Because Tutus Are Indecent
“Malaysia has denied a permit for a Singapore dance troupe to perform The Nutcracker and other ballet works due to concerns about ‘indecent’ costumes.”
Pennsylvania Orchestra Office Manager Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
“A former York Symphony Orchestra employee admitted in court Wednesday to stealing more than $200,000 from the symphony to cover her gambling addiction. Phyllis A. Shoff, 56, of New Cumberland, will serve 9 to 23 months in York County Prison, followed by 10 years’ probation for theft and access-device fraud.”
CBC Faces Three Years Of Job And Programming Losses Following Budget Cuts
“CBC/Radio-Canada will eliminate hundreds of jobs, cancel some programs and boost ads as part of cost-cutting measures to cope with planned budget cuts outlined in the recent federal budget.”
National Film Board Of Canada To Cut Jobs, Close Viewing Rooms
“The National Film Board will cut 61 jobs and close its viewing rooms in Montreal and Toronto to comply with a $6.68 million cut over three years imposed in Thursday’s federal budget.”