“Today, British life seems unthinkable without it. The National, the people’s theatre, continues a fine tradition of licensed mischief: it entertains, occasionally sponsors outrage, and often inspires great performances.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Short History Of The National Theatre – And Media Response To It
“Looking back, it is astonishing to recall the hostility that greeted the opening of the National theatre. We had waited more than a century for it to be built. Now that it was finally there, the media constantly moaned about an unsustainable white elephant.”
Nope, It’s Not A Simple Thing To Appreciate Good Art
UK artist Grayson Perry: “That’s the mistake people make, that you’re going to walk into an art gallery and have a fantastic time the first time. Same as a lot of culture – classical music, ballet, literature – you’ve got to work at it a bit.”
What Happens To (Soon-To-Be) Obsolescent Train Stations, At Least In Germany
“Often, new owners have to agree that train passengers will be able to pass through their property to reach the platform. In some cases, new owners have to allow DB employees into their homes to access signal box technology still situated there.”
Ballet: Go-To Training For A Winter Olympics Skeleton Racer
“There’s actually a pretty big crossover between the two sports.”
Pool Some Resources — And Get A Bar With Your Nonprofit Theatre
“When I came on to the board of directors, my first question was, ‘Why don’t more nonprofits work together?’ and I got strange looks.”
A Nobel Not Just For Munro, But Also For Her Favorite Form
“This is a win for short stories themselves – small, personal-scale short stories at that, not the kind of political literature the world at large tends to think of as important.”
The Met (Live: In HD, That Is) Gets Some British Competition
“The Royal Opera House in London has announced that part of its lineup from the 2013-14 season will be simulcast for the first time in more than 500 movie theaters in the United States.”
How To Make The Same Drink Taste Different: Walk Through A Door
“The researchers set up three rooms, each bathed in a different light and infused with different aromas. The first smelled of fresh-cut grass, had turf on the floor, a croquet set and the sounds of gamboling sheep.”
Oscar Hijuelos, 62, Pulitzer-Winning Cuban-American Author
“His work was rarely outwardly political, focusing instead on the conundrums of assimilation. And rather than employing a syncopated musicality or fantastical flights of magic realism, Mr. Hijuelos wrote fluid prose, sonorous but more earthy than poetic, with a forthright American cadence.”