Richard Antoine White slept under trees and on friends’ couches with an alcoholic mom when he was a kid. But when foster parents took him in, he found out that he was good at music – and his path has provided a Baltimore documentary duo with a great project. White mentors other kids in need of a hand up, but also, and this is a fun one, he is “particularly passionate about baroque music (he has transcribed works of Bach for the tuba).”
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Theatres In Yorkshire Launch Program To Diversify Boards Of Directors
“The programme will see 10 members of [Artistic Directors of the Future] from a range of culturally diverse backgrounds given access to the boardrooms of five Yorkshire theatres, including Sheffield Theatres, Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre and York Theatre Royal, over the course of four months. It aims to develop relationships between aspiring trustees from culturally diverse backgrounds and existing board members, and to give the participants insight into the way theatre boards operate.”
The Arts in Los Angeles, 10 Years After
How did arts institutions in LA survive the Great Recession?
In The UK, Ballet Black Finally Gets Ballet Slippers In Their Dancers’ Skin Colors [VIDEO]
One dancer who was used to pancaking her shoe with makeup foundation that matched her skin: “To have a shoe that I can just put on and go? I … I never thought that would happen.”
A Typo In The First Printing Of The Declaration Of Independence Has Been A Problem For Centuries
Oh. Whoops. We’ve often been reprinting it with the accidental addition of a period after “the pursuit of happiness” because the first printer deposited one there. And … that’s not what that sentence means. One typo means most of us have been “losing sight of what the Declaration of Independence is all about.”
Carol Duffy Has Been Poet Laureate Of Britain For A Decade, But Who Will Succeed Her?
There’s a steering group made up of a wide range of people from the arts in the UK; then, the secretary of state and the prime minister will make final recommendations to the Queen from a shortlist the group provides. Whoa, what? Poet John Agard: “I’m certain that the prime minister is very familiar with the iambic pentameter. … But since poets don’t have the final say in politics, logically speaking there’s no reason why politicians should have the final say in poetry.”
3D-Printed Plastic Violins Make Their Début In Ottawa [VIDEO]
There are only so many Strads in the world, but there are a lot of 3D printers, and the Ottawa Symphony decided to take advantage of the printers to create new violins and violas. “It turns out they have a slightly different pitch.”
Toulouse, France, Brings Giant Mythological Street Art Creatures To Life
Immersive street art theatre with a giant minotaur and a giant spider meeting around a city and playing out different acts? Why not, right?
Women In Theatre In Minnesota Succeed By Creating Their Own Spaces
In the Twin Cities, three theatre companies founded by women – including a new one focusing on opportunities for women of color and/or queer women – are changing the landscape. “‘These theaters are being founded as answers to a lack of opportunity,’ said Mary McColl, a former Twin Cities arts leader who now runs the 51,000-member Actors’ Equity union. Acknowledging that the politics of the moment have women fired up, she said she sees these companies as crucial ‘for the industry to become more inclusive and equitable.'”
How To Win A Supporting Role Oscar
First, play a pretty major role, a role that someone inexperienced in Oscar campaigns might consider to be a starring role. Second, in consultation with the studio, pick a strategy that has proven to be winning – or one with a strong narrative arc. (See: Glenn Close.)