First, you’re never ready to make a film. (Then there are 11 more lessons, at least in this installment of the story.)
Author: ArtsJournal2
If All Of Your Science Fiction Fan Friends Are Sad, It’s Because This Great Actor Just Died
Ron Glass played Shepherd Book on ‘Firefly’ and its sequel movie, ‘Serenity,’ and he was also well known for his role on ‘Barney Miller.’ Twitter was alight on Saturday with grief and reminiscences.
There’s A Canadian Literature Civil War Happening Right Now, And Here’s How It Got Sparked
Steven Galloway was fired from the University of British Columbia’s creative writing program a year ago, but the unrest on social media came about when Joseph Boyden, Margaret Atwood and other authors wrote a letter asking for due process for him. “There is fallout on both sides. And the collateral damage has been pretty devastating: nastiness among colleagues and strangers, threatened friendships, sorrow.”
University Of California San Diego Lays Off 21 People From The Department Of Theater And Dance
The university asked them to reapply for their current positions at a pay cut of 25-45 percent. “The laid-off UCSD employees—some of whom have worked at UCSD and the Playhouse for up to 30 years—are concerned for their futures. They say the nine-month arrangement, as well as a demotion in pay grade, will reduce their annual incomes severely, as well as their pension and retirement benefits.”
Dear Theatre People: Now Is The Time To Stand Up
Don’t let the Hamilton cast stand alone, this editorial says: “We can choose in this moment to speak, to use our words and take a stand. And it is not only in our lives as private citizens that this work can be done. Art can be activism. And theatres can take a stand and be leaders in their communities, both modeling equity, diversity, and inclusion and speaking out about it.”
How The Artistic Director Of Alvin Ailey Got His First Pair Of Dance Shoes
Robert Battle’s family didn’t have a lot of money when he was in elementary school, so when his mom made sure he had his dance shoes before starting lessons, it was a big deal: “I would even sleep with them. Just by putting them on, I had the keys to what I was hoping to become.”
Hurray For Moana, And Also, There Are A Lot Of People Waiting For Their Own Moana Moment
Disney, whatever you may think of its ways, has a powerful place in children’s lives – especially the emotional lives of little girls who love the Disney princesses. But there’s still no Latina princess. What’s going on? (Read this one all the way through. The last paragraph is a real kicker.)
Pauline Oliveros, 84 – Invented The Theory Of ‘Deep Listening’ And Was An Experimental Music Pioneer
Deep listening is about connecting all the arts and nature – sort of – and its inventor was musician, composer, and teacher Pauline Oliveros, who died on Thursday at age 84. Musician Claire Chase wrote on Instagram, “no words for this heartbreak/rest softly, you perfect beautiful soul.”
What’s It Like To Be The Barefoot Contessa With A Fairytale Marriage And A Huge Cookbook Empire?
Is this massive profile about a cookbook author? About a long marriage that is idealized online? About a celebrity? About the election? About race, class and gender – and balsamic vinegar? (Yes.)
Some Museums Are Speaking Out Post-Election To ‘Affirm Their Roles As Safe, Open Spaces’
The president of the Tenement Museum, for instance, posted a message saying he and his staff “explain to visitors that Americans in the past sometimes lost confidence in their national future and lashed out against immigrants in reaction. We try to help visitors appreciate that immigrants often had to build new lives in the face of hostility.”