No question about it – being a repertory theatre is a challenge on every level. But there are enormous benefits to be had too…
Author: Douglas McLennan
Will Our Phones Be Essential Tools When We Visit The Museum?
“Museum directors are grappling with how technology has changed the ways people engage with exhibits. But instead of fighting it, some institutions are using technology to convince the public that, far from becoming obsolete, museums are more vital than ever before. Here’s what those efforts look like.”
Designers Rank The Best Album Covers Of All Time
So what makes a good album cover design? It should make a statement and convey something of the character of the band and the music inside…
How Christopher Rouse Encoded Love-Letters Into His Music
At several points during the symphony, the code spells out her name over and over again; the variations are intended to make up “a kind of physical portrait of her,” Rouse says. “It’s a way of setting myself kind of an artificial challenge and then seeing if I can fulfill it successfully, if I can make music out of it,” he says.
What Kind Of Courage Does It Take To Exercise Free Speech?
“Numerous studies in behavioural psychology show how our individual conviction of what is true or right quails before the massed pressure of our peers.”
Are We Close To Understanding The Science Of How The Brain Makes Thoughts?
“If consciousness is, as it should be, an organized state of matter, we seem to be lacking an essential component to describe it. For comparison, a building has bricks and pumps and electrical currents controlled by on-off switches flowing through countless wires. It is a mechanical contraption, working firmly within a set of physical laws. We understand buildings, and can build and fix them because we know the underlying physical principles under which they operate. Likewise, it is plausible that we can build brain-like systems having different kinds of experiential awareness like seeing or hearing, and that respond to such stimuli with certain actions. Many robots already do this.”
Carlos Acosta On Finding Artists Who Will Surprise Us
“Hire anybody that shows skill and talent and give people the chance to surprise us. They would never have thought I would end up one day playing Romeo in the Royal Ballet, so the same thing has to be done for others – give them the chance to see what Romeo lies inside of them.”
How To Get Boys Into Ballet?
“So, how do some academies in Texas – and across the U.S. – get more boys to sign up for ballet? One way is free tuition. While girls can pay thousands of dollars a year for lessons and gear, boys can get lessons for as little as nothing.”
Pittsburgh Symphony Musicians Go On Strike
“Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians are on strike after unanimously rejecting calls for a 15-percent pay cuts, pension changes and staffing cuts they say are proposed by management. Musicians are actively protesting in front of Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh. As a result of this strike, all performances scheduled to occur this weekend, including the John Williams event have been cancelled.”
Pittsburgh Symphony Musicians Strike: What They’re Saying
Players: If Pittsburgh Symphony Management’s proposed cuts were realized, “many of the PSO’s finest Musicians will leave. The Orchestra will be unable to attract replacements of the same caliber. The reputation and stature of the Pittsburgh Symphony would forever be diminished.”