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Audiences Are Fainting At Shakespeare’s Globe ‘Titus Andronicus’

“One theatre-goer, who watched the show’s opening night, said there had been ‘quite a few droppers’ in the audience, who fainted upon seeing so much blood. Another reported he had ‘almost puked’ by the interval.”

Looking At World War I Onstage From Four Sides – In Four Languages

Director Luk Perceval examines “the war to end all wars” from German, Flemish, British and French perspectives in what he describes as a “polyphony in four languages” titled Front.

Are Conductors Really Necessary?

“Is a conductor no more than a combination of timekeeper and showman, emoting like mad for the crowds? Or does he (or she) truly reveal something extra in the music, some extra ounce of expressive intensity or layer of meaning that the players might not discover for themselves?” Ivan Hewitt’s answer to these two questions is – yes.

Kylie Minogue’s Choreographer: Okay, Fine, We Should Pay Our Dancers

“The choreographer for Kylie Minogue’s controversial video clip I Was Gonna Cancel has described the initial offers of non-payment to dancers on the shoot as a ‘mistake’.” (Modern dance mavens may be surprised at who this choreographer is.)

Indianapolis Opera Artistic Director Resigns By Email

After 33 years with the company, on Monday James Caraher “sent a ‘very short email’ to the board and staff that … said he had decided to resign, effective immediately.”

Sonic Boom: The Difference Between Sound (Good) And Noise (Bad) And How Digital Tech Is Changing The Balance

Megan Garber looks at the nature of sound, how acousticians are changing the way cities regulate noise, how engineers can alter sound levels in everything from earbuds to buildings, and how appliance manufacturers calibrate the noises their products make so that the sounds become marketing tools. (includes audio deconstruction of a vacuum cleaner)

Twitter Is Now Entering Its Twilight

“The publishing platform that carried us into the mobile Internet age is receding. Its influence on publishing will remain, but the platform’s place in Internet culture is changing in a way that feels irreversible and echoes the tradition of AIM and pre-2005 blogging. … People are still using Twitter, but they’re not hanging out there.”

Twitter Is Not Dying – It’s About To Get Even Bigger

“Wall Street – along with everyone else who’s down on Twitter because it has ‘a growth problem’ – is making a mistake by comparing it to Facebook. Twitter is not a social network. Not primarily, anyway. It’s better described as a social media platform, with the emphasis on ‘media platform’.”

The Best Art Deco Designer Whom Almost No One Remembers

Hildreth Meière’s murals, medallions, mosaics, and stained glass windows earned her success and admiration during her lifetime, and many of them can still be seen today – from Radio City Music Hall and a Manhattan synagogue to the Cathedral in St. Louis and the Nebraska State Capitol.

Author: Matthew Westphal

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