“While the Korean women speak basic English, the in-depth dialogue of rehearsals required an interpreter, Ben Chon. ‘I felt like I had to be the most obnoxious mime,’ Mr. McIntyre said with a laugh, ‘and over-articulate to show what I was trying to get at.’ Mr. Chon ‘has kind of turned into a ballet master. He really has to get in there and demonstrate’.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Scotland’s Per-Project Funding System Is Stifling Artists, Says Report
“The current project-based funding system means that many of Scotland’s independent performing artists are prevented from fulfilling their creative potential either because they are distracted by the amount of administration and company management required of them between projects, or because they are unable to secure the long-term services of an experienced producer – or both.”
Philly Pops Names New Conductor To Succeed Founder Peter Nero
“Michael Krajewski, 62, who leads pops orchestras in Atlanta, Houston and Jacksonville, will take over in the fall of 2013.”
The Man Who Invented Instant Photos And Changed The World
“A generation ago, people talked about [Edwin] Land in the same breath with Thomas Edison. In the digital age all pictures are instant pictures. But one of the most significant things Polaroid invented was not merely a camera-and-film system but a particular kind of casual documentary photography.”
Looking At London’s Experiments With Affordable Theatre Tickets
“With the National Theatre’s acclaimed Travelex Ticket season [offering £10 seats] celebrating its 10th birthday this year, it seems there’s something in the air. But as audiences are dazzled (or not, as the case may be) by these headline-grabbing experiments in pricing strategy, it’s worth taking a moment to consider the implications of such schemes for both audiences and theatres, as well as the challenges that accompany them.”
The Difficulty Of Writing A Novel In The Voice Of The Virgin Mary
Colm Tóibín: “The novel is actually a secular space. The novel is not made for miracles. It’s made for ordeal. It’s made for material things. … This almost needed none of that. It needed a sense of grandeur that normally the novel doesn’t entertain. It’s all voice, but the voice is heightened.”
US Prosecutors Accuse Sotheby Of Lying In Case Of Ancient Cambodian Statue
“Federal prosecutors trying to seize a multimillion-dollar 10th-century Cambodian statue from Sotheby’s have accused the auctioneers of colluding with the item’s owner to hide information that it was stolen from a temple in 1972, according to papers filed in United States District Court in Manhattan.”
Culture Transforms A Small Portuguese City (At Least For One Year)
While most of Portugal’s arts sector has been reeling from a 30% cut in government funding, Guimarães, one of two European Capitals of Culture for 2012, has used the special EU funding to develop a lively arts scene almost from scratch – and to renovate and repopulate shuttered industrial areas.
New York City Opera Works To Salvage Waterlogged Archives
“New York City Opera’s music library was ‘totally ruined’ by flooding from Hurricane Sandy, but the company’s archival material, going back 60 years, can be salvaged, a spokeswoman said on Friday.”
Acoustical Engineering Among The Ancients
“New discoveries in the young field of acoustic archaeology hint that just as we create elaborate sonic environments with our electronics, the ancients may have sculpted their soundscapes as well. Like many artistic endeavors, their efforts may have been rooted in an attempt to reach the divine.”