TV makers have choices. Should they “continue to create content that might arouse the anger and derision of Trump supporters and the right-wing media that helped get Trump elected? Or do they somehow seem to support Trump by celebrating figures like him and reflecting the views of pro-Trump viewers? Or does [TV] veer toward escapism that cannot be interpreted as having any political context or meaning?”
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What Landing The Lucas Museum Says About L.A.
The pick meant that Exposition Park keeps on transforming into less open space than building space, but it “also played to — and in the end confirmed — certain ideas Los Angeles has about itself, that it’s a city without a robust culture of civic engagement, that builds first and asks questions later, that pounces on opportunities like the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art rather than debating them.”
With A New Director, Can The Bed-Stuy Theatre Survive Gentrification?
The theatre – which features alumni like Samuel L. Jackson, Debbie Allen, Dick Gregory, Smokey Robinson and Wendell Pierce – has been reorganized, with dance and visual arts and other offerings, into the Center for Arts and Culture, with new executive director Indira Etwaroo, who founded “NPR Presents” and WNYC’s Greene Space in Manhattan. Will that be enough to save the historic theatre?
Viola Davis On Why Hollywood Is Finally Getting Some Better Roles For Black Actors [VIDEO]
One of Fences’ powerhouse stars says, “They’re opening up because, I think, they’re being forced to open up.”
Fleeing A Country To Find Privacy – And Artistic Freedom
Writer Xiaolu Gua: “I think of my parents as slaves of industrialisation – the state had its ambitions, and it completely shaped family life. There was no private or personal space. My mother worked from six in the morning until midnight. I had a connection with my father, but neither of my parents had much emotion to give to their family.”
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James Conlon Will Stay With L.A. Opera At Least Through 2020-2021 Season
Conlon is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the opera, and so far he’s conducted “a record number of performances.”
Fashion Designers Face A Dilemma: Should They Dress The Trump Women?
Designers, like many artists, have widely varying views on the question, but it’s complex: “Critics of those designers who’ve voiced their reluctance to dress the new first lady have maintained that it’s a designer’s job to simply make clothes — that they should keep personal opinions out of it and not pass judgment on people who wear their clothes. But over time, society has demanded much more from the fashion industry.”
The Houses Of Parliament Are An Architectural Wonder – And 24-Hour Patrols May Be The Only Thing Keeping Fire From Engulfing The Building
The first Houses of Parliament burned to the ground in 1834, and what we now photograph endlessly was finished rebuilding in 1860. But now, “a Westminster source said fire alarm cabling and systems were ‘so antiquated that they fail regularly and replacement parts are no longer available. The poor disabled access in the palace means emergency evacuation procedures for people with mobility impairments do not meet acceptable standards.'”
Can The Minnesota Orchestra Hit The Holy Grail Of Attracting Diverse Audiences?
“People say, ‘I would go more if I was represented on stage,'” says one former board member. But it took until 2015 and the Minnesota Orchestra’s tour of Cuba to create a diversity committee. “There is not a single black musician among the orchestra’s permanent members.”