Fans of the British comedy series rejoice at the Christmas script, wherein Rowan Atkinson’s character would have played the innkeeper in Bethlehem who offered a manger to Joseph and a very pregnant Mary.
Author: ArtsJournal2
U.S. Galleries, And Dealers, Make London A ‘Battleground’
“It will be good for the London market to wake up, because the Americans are invading.”
Writers On A Plane, Shooting Fish With A Slingshot
Ten pieces of writing advice from Margaret Atwood.
What Do Theatre And Farming Have In Common?
“I think we are better farmers when we approach agriculture through the arts because we can engage our work holistically where emotion, story, and people matter.”
Tribute To A Fallen Leader
“Like the best comedy, his dances turned on situations and timing, driven home with unpredictable musical panache. And his character sketches! What caricaturist Al Hirschfeld did with his pen, [choreographer Eric] Hampton could do with a few gestures, a slouch, a cigar — and just the right dancer.”
Toni Morrison’s Got An Idea
The 81-year-old novelist is working on a new book – about a (fictional) intellectual African-American president.
Blockbuster Design Is Great – And So Is Small, Passionately Perfect Change
“Great designers can stretch us towards the limits of our comfort, and then create a new comfortable place where we didn’t expect to find one. Often, however, design breakthroughs are achieved in a less revolutionary sort of way. Great design can be about refining, or ‘perfecting.'”
Making Maurice Sendak’s Images Musical
“If a pig on screen must seem to sing along with a performer onstage, as in her production of another Knussen-Sendak collaboration, “Higglety Pigglety Pop!,” Ms. Jones can spontaneously adjust the pig’s appearance along with the music. If the singer holds a line a bit longer one night, or emphasizes a word in a new way, the pig can respond accordingly.”
Still Miss The Carol Burnett Show? Never Fear
YouTube has clips galore – and they’re inspiring a new generation of Burnett-lovers.
Minnesota Musicians’ Opening Night To Be Led By Conductor Laureate
“Minnesota Orchestra clarinetist Tim Zavadil dropped a bomb on Friday … announcing that the musicians will hold a concert on Oct. 18 at the Convention Center – and that Stanislaw Skrowaczewski will conduct.”