“Amid the turmoil at S.C. State University, which is scrambling to put its financial house in order, another drama is playing out on the Orangeburg campus of the historically black school. It’s a controversy within a controversy, and a significant collection of art is caught in the middle.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Celebrated Director Of The Stratford (Canada) Shakespeare Festival Has Died
Robin Phillips “served as artistic director of the festival from 1975 to 1980, where his imaginative scope and meticulous attention to detail inspired a next generation of actors and lured big names like Maggie Smith to the Canadian stage.”
Falling Back In Love With City Ballet
“These extraordinary dancers have breathed new life into Balanchine’s legacy. And suddenly, once again, as in the old days, I want to follow what they’re up to.”
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In Praise Of The Unlinked Story Collection
“I do not need a collection to feel ‘cohesive,’ nor do I spend too much time considering the order. Rather, what I adore is precisely the opposite: a rattling journey from plot to plot, from character to character, from idea to idea.”
The Campaign To Keep Ballet Going
“After Ms. Homans’s book was published, her assessment burned through the industry, sparking arguments and some resentment. It also caught the attention of the Mellon Foundation, which began a series of conversations with Ms. Homans about what could be done to change things. The idea of actively drawing in new thinkers won because ballet, in its very nature, can be cloistered.”
How To Review Philip Glass’ Autobiography Without Being Snarky
“When I told a snarky friend I was writing about the new Philip Glass autobiography, Words Without Music, she asked, ‘Does it go like this: I, I, I, I, I, I, was, was, was, was, was, born, born, born, born?’ Snarky.”
There Is No ‘Correct Actor’s Body,’ Despite Years Of Theatre Mythos
“The actor’s body, or rather its ideal form, is a lie. It is an imaginary by-product of a culture that tries to value certain bodies over others.”
The Career Path Of A Canadian Actress
Rachel McAdams: Being a movie star “wasn’t something I really meditated on or planned for in any way. I really thought I’d be doing theater in Canada. I’d grown up doing children’s theater there, and I always imagined myself being artistic director of a children’s theater company.”
Why Is Sophie Hunter Taking Britten’s Phaedra To A Beckett Festival?
“But why Phaedra in a Beckett festival? Yes the Racine/Lowell/Britten links were evident, but how to join Beckett and Racine? I had to trace my own constellation of connections from one great artist to another and, without wanting to deny the audience their own chance to join the dots, here are just a few of the discoveries made.”