“What began as four friends getting together for a meal evolved into a published reading list, open meetups, and performances. gaskin says the controlling idea was to ‘keep that feeling we had when we started. We want to make it accessible and something people can engage in no matter what level they’re at.'”
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Top AJBlog Posts From The Weekend 10.30.16
Yes, but Can You Dance to It? Lautari and 21st century Mazurka This is my first entry in ArtsJournal, and in presenting Lautari’s performance at Subrosa, I hope to demonstrate something about world music, past, present and possible future. Lautari is a singularly appropriate example. The …read more
‘Tis Autumn: Zoot Sims Autumn 2016 in the inland Pacific Northwest is one rainstorm after another amid the glory of leaves turning color and painting the landscape. Here we see maple leaves outside Rifftides world headquarters. Among songs that … read more
Young (And Not So Young) ‘Hamilton’ Fans Have A New View Of U.S. History
“Lin-Manuel Miranda’s retelling of America’s revolutionary history allows for young Black, Latinx, and Asian-American students to see themselves in the figures responsible for our country’s birth.”
Who Won BAFTA’s Britannia Awards?
“Ewan McGregor, who received the Britannia for his philanthropy, said, ‘This really should go to the volunteers of Unicef, not me.’ He started working with Unicef after seeing the work the organization did during a motorcycle trip across Asia. There is a great need with so many displaced in the Syrian civil war, he said, and urged attendees to support a charity.”
The Story Of A Sidekick, Or, The Actress Who Has To Play The BFF On ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
“I couldn’t believe it when I first read for Paula, because I had never seen a breakdown of a character that described me so well, physically, for television and film. It just doesn’t happen. The casting directors sent me the audition scripts, and I remember saying to my husband while reading them, I feel these people have bugged my apartment.”
A Perfect Place To Rent Halloween Costumes: The Theatre
Think about the National Theatre in London, for instance: “If you fancy a bit of high Gothic horror, you too could wear Benedict Cumberbatch’s Frankenstein costume – or indeed a whole host of others worn by the stars.”
A Dispute Over Attribution Lands Broadway Producers In Court
“The leaders of Ars Nova, a small nonprofit that has never before seen a show it developed transfer to Broadway, have accused Howard Kagan, the lead commercial producer, of violating a signed agreement to describe the musical in the Playbill as ‘The Ars Nova production of’ the show.”
The Dickensian Story Of The Man Who Just Gave LACMA $25 Million
“Eric Smidt was a peddler’s son, rattling through the morning light in his father’s van, hawking jewelry, tape and electrical cords in the San Fernando Valley. He endured a troubled home life and spent two years in an orphanage. But a restless need for the flash of a deal made him a rich man.”
Indigenous Movie Monsters Represent Payback
“In a series of fictional movie posters showing at Toronto’s A Space Gallery … Soule (a.k.a. Chippewar) imagines indigenous horror flicks such as Bride of Frankensioux starring Raven Bravehorse and Honey Featherheart or Tribe of Dracula starring Max Thunderbird.”
Why Is Everyone (Including The UK And President Obama) Making Fun Of Art History While Venerating Art And Artists?
“Where this will lead the art world, art history, the art market and — most important of all — art itself, is anyone’s guess. The formal study of the history of art, with its generally impecunious career prospects, may well remain a niche subject. But the digitalization of art means a lot more people across the world are looking at the stuff.”