“We’re here for the people who need stimulus… they are in an environment that is not providing any excitement [or] nourishment for the brain.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Carol Burnett Takes On Gender Discrimination In Comedy (Again)
“I had a terrific and unheard-of contract that said that all I had to do was push the button, and the network would have to give me 30 one-hour variety shows. Yeah. And I told them that that’s what I wanted to do. But they said ‘Carol, no no no no, look. All the comedy variety shows are hosted by men. Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, now Dean; comedy variety is a man’s game.’ Mm-mm. No.”
What The Hell Is Going On With The Harold Pinter Estate And The Wooster Group In Los Angeles?
“It is not clear how theater critics will respond to the request that they not review the Los Angeles run, which begins performances on Thursday. An offended actor/playwright, Colin Mitchell, published on the local theater website Bitter Lemons a plea for defiance: ‘Let’s flood the LA Media outlets with writing about this show.’ The theater critic for The Los Angeles Times, Charles McNulty, said Thursday that he was in discussion with his editors.”
Teaching An Old Met Some New, Or Rather Contemporary, Tricks
“The Met Breuer’s debut marks a moment in which Campbell is tweaking one of America’s most venerable institutions so that it might more broadly fulfill its mission of being an encyclopedic museum — and to be generally more accessible to the public physically, digitally and in the stories about art it chooses to tell.”
Jhumpa Lahiri Says Writing In Italian Makes Her A ‘Tougher, Freer’ Writer
“A week after arriving, I open my diary to describe our misadventures and I do something strange, unexpected. I write my diary in Italian. I do it almost automatically, spontaneously. I do it because when I take the pen in my hand I no longer hear English in my brain. During this period when everything confuses me, everything unsettles me, I change the language I write in.”
The Two Newest Breakthrough Stars From This Year’s Sundance
“‘I’m not the boasting type,’ said Mr. Christmas, who lives in Los Angeles. ‘With all these people coming up to me to congratulate me, I started blushing a little bit. I was saying to myself, “Cut it out. Cut it out. Just play it cool.”‘”
Denmark Dancers Fight (Using Ballet, Of Course) To Change Country’s Perception Of Refugees
“It’s very important, especially in Denmark, where a lot of people are afraid of asylum seekers and refugees. I think it’s very important to see that they are human beings and they have all kind of skills and qualifications.”
Opera Has To Deal With Issues Around Race, Gender, And Orientation – But How?
“Opera is a complex, historic art form, with its own arcane formal language. Rather than think of it as entertainment, it makes more sense to conceive of it as a vast archive of emotional, historical, social and theatrical data. Opera allows us to enter into, understand and actually feel emotions that are culturally and historically extremely distant from our own time and sensibility.”
New York’s Attorney General (*Finally*) Goes After Shady Ticketing Practices By The Biggest Firms Out There
“‘Ticketing is a fixed game,’ Mr. Schneiderman said in a statement. ‘My office will continue to crack down on those who break our laws, prey on ordinary consumers and deny New Yorkers affordable access to the concerts and sporting events they love. This investigation is just the beginning of our efforts.'”
Turkish Police Uncover Stolen Picasso In Art Sting
“The operation targeted alleged art thieves attempting to sell the painting Woman Dressing Her Hair which was stolen from a collector in New York, Anatolia said.”