“Actors used to be buried with a stake through the heart. Those peoples performances so troubled on-lookers that they feared their ghosts.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Please, Theatrical Institutions, Don’t Co-opt Collaboration!
“Collaborative work seeks to address essential questions of how we make theater, why we make theater and how, as artists, our work can embrace, embody and convey our values, our vision of the world as we would like to see it. This type of work has never been about trends or marketing or ‘branding’ your theater company to be ‘the new thing.'”
Let’s Talk About The Real Cause Of The Riots At The Rites Of Spring
“Witness the fact that a few weeks after the premiere and minus the Diaghilev Ballets Russes, the audience listened to the music calmly and applauded warmly. It was as if its premiere had vanished by collective consent and cultural amnesia.”
Bored By The Oscars Telecast? Watch These Movies Instead
Yes: 33 Oscar-nominated films, all online, all free. (And possibly watching all 33 will still take less time than the Oscars took.)
Knoedler Gallery Sued, Again, But For The Opposite Reason: Genuine Masterpieces Not Selling
“While most of the suits have argued that the paintings Ms. Rosales brought to market were fakes, Mr. Mirvish says his are Modernist masterpieces and that he lost out on millions of dollars in profits when Knoedler failed to sell them.”
So Who Picks Those Red-Carpet Dresses, Anyway?
The personal stylist, of course.
Talking To Ai Weiwei About His Life And That New Documentary
“I wouldn’t say it’s a form of performance art. It is expression, but not one designed for a show. It’s dangerous, it’s very frustrating, and it’s real life. It’s a way to survive.”
Licking Mr. Darcy (No, This Is Not A 50 Shades Of Grey Reference)
Think postage: “The Royal Mail has announced the release of a stamp collection commemorating Jane Austen’s six novels.”
What Happens When The Worst Years Of Your Life Become An Oscar-Nominated Documentary?
“What the world sees as talking about history can feel very much to an individual who was part of it–that is, to me–like dwelling. And as a journalist I have preferred to tell other people’s stories rather than my own.”
Arts Education Makes A Comeback, Part II: Some Of The Problems
“It is not a priori a teaching experience to get a kid to tell you that he sees a bird in a painting, though at least it shows the kid is actually seeing a painting in the first place. If basic exposure is the goal, the bar is set pretty low, but it is, at least, a starting point.”