Audience members pick their own music as dancers dance to the music that works for them.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Women Artists Seem To Love Monsters. What’s That About?
Artist Marnie Weber says that women can’t be afraid of monsters when they’re making art out of them – and “becoming their leader.”
The Writer Who Collaborated With David Bowie On The New Musical ‘Lazarus’ Says Bowie Had Much More To Write
“Anyone who worked with David will tell you he was an incredibly positive man. He was very, very funny and had no ego. So although last summer I knew David was going for treatment, there was so much going on that it really didn’t loom large – however crazy it seems to say that now.”
Some Concerts *Want* You To Drift Off
Seriously, these performers create music in complete darkness – and expect their audiences to unplug and, very possibly, fall asleep right there.
Mila Kunis Writes A Scorching Letter About Hollywood’s Sexism
Kunis, an actor who’s married to another actor (Ashton Kutcher), is scathing to the (male) producer who told her if she wouldn’t pose semi-nude, she’d “never work in this town again.”
Fort Worth Symphony Strike Has No End In Sight, So What’s Next?
Well, what’s next is a comparison to Dallas, of course. For instance: “Bass Hall charges the Fort Worth Symphony $4,100 a day to use the facility, for both rehearsals and performances. The Meyerson Symphony Center, by comparison, charges the Dallas Symphony $1 a year.”
The Philadelphia Orchestra Joins The Music On Demand Game, For Love (And Some Money)
It’s not perfect or pretty, says reviewer David Patrick Stearns, but for $50, listeners can get access to a massive archive of the orchestra’s history.
John Berger Changed Everyone’s ‘Ways Of Seeing’ (And He’s Not Stopping Yet)
The man who wrote the now-classic “Ways of Seeing” (and hosted the TV series of the same name) has turned 90. Filmmaker Sally Potter says the book changed her life – and Tilda Swinton’s as well.
Just To Make You Feel Inadequate On Halloween: NASA’s High-Tech Pumpkin Art
“You can holler with delight here on Earth, especially if you were at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory last Thursday for its annual pumpkin carving contest. Although calling it a ‘carving competition’ seems off: It’s more like a science fair on steroids.”
The Director Of Half Of The Harry Potter Movies Says Just Leave The Play As Theatre
“There’s something unique and special keeping it as a play. … It’s a shame to then say ‘Let’s turn it into a movie.'”