Aziz Ansari, creator and star of the Netflix show Master of None, went directly at issues around the election. “They should do a second report about some other brown people that are just up to normal stuff — just to calm those people down. So the reports are like: ‘The suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Not armed and dangerous — these four other Muslim people that are eating nachos in Chicago. Let’s go to footage of them. Uh-oh, looks like Nasir just spilled a little cheese on his khakis!'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Tiny Movie Company That Has Skyrocketed To Success
A24 is “a relatively tiny entertainment company that has somehow carved out a spot for itself at Hollywood’s upper end while also remaining a resolute outsider” – and it has a bizarre list of movies to its credit: Spring Breakers, Witch, Room, Ex Machina, and 2016’s Moonlight.
How Is That Dutch Virtual Reality Ballet Doing?
Things are going well for the ballet, which “opened” in September 2016: “So far, Night Fall has been a success, and not just with art critics. It has garnered attention from tech blogs and dance publications alike, bringing a diverse crowd together.”
Former AFTRA Retirement Fund Exec Arrested For Stealing $3.4 Million
Wow: “The U.S. Dept. of Justice alleged that [Enrico] Rubano and [Shivanand] Maharaj allegedly used companies they owned or controlled to submit invoices to the AFTRA Retirement Fund for information technology services that they did not perform. The scam resulted in Rubano and Maharaj taking about $3.4 million from the scheme from 2009 to 2015.”
Can A Play Influence The Wider Debate Around Abortion Rights?
Lisa Loomer’s play “Roe,” commissioned for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, opened at D.C.’s Arena Stage just days before the inauguration of Donald Trump. It’s a story of the history of Norma McCorvey (the “Roe” of the court case) and her lawyer Sarah Weddington – and shifting stances on abortion in the U.S. since Roe was decided. The question now is, “Can art actually shape history as well as mine it?”
What’s It Like To Be Set On Fire For Art?
Stuntwomen reveal all, or at least what they can say to the NYT without losing work: “Your mind has to overcome your body. If I’m standing on a building and I have to do a high fall, every part of my brain says, ‘Don’t do this.’ But then they say ‘Action!’ and my body goes into autopilot. You override something that’s not natural for human beings.”
Some Artists On The (Humongous) Los Angeles Women’s March
Catherine Opie sums it up for some of the artists who joined the estimated 750,000 people marching and protesting on Saturday: “Artists need to bring that voice of opposition to this cause — with every drop of blood and every tear.”
Why Can’t Britain Accept And Embrace Its Classical Heritage?
Simon Rattle: “Here we are in this country, with maybe the most gifted group of living composers of any country in the world, and not to celebrate it would be idiocy. … It’s a goldmine to explore.”
How Can Theatre Lead The Way Forward In 2017?
It’s time for a lot more documentary theatre. “Every human being is specific and we must tell stories that acknowledge and celebrate this inimitability. Specificity is our only hope to connect, co-exist, and break down the barriers that we believe divide us.”
How Los Angeles’ Immense Women’s March Showed (Off) City Planning In Entirely New Ways
Grand Park could handle the numbers, while Pershing Square … let’s just say it had some issues. And don’t ask about intersections: “This was a sign, perhaps, that the size of the march had caught the Los Angeles Police Department and other officials by surprise; otherwise this intersection would have been closed to cars far earlier.”