“Reviewers have a different calling from authors, he argues – being obliged above all to be ‘interesting’ – quoting Hardwick – about even the most apparently boring subjects.”
Tag: 01.25.13
The Debate Over Blockbuster Exhibitions, Part 973 (Public Vs. Private)
“If you receive public money, I think you should attempt to do more difficult things. As a contemporary artist, it pains me that it’s very hard for an institution to make a really huge group exhibition of contemporary art.”
Corinne Jacker, Obie Award-Winning Playwright, 79
“Ms. Jacker came to prominence in Off Broadway, regional and repertory theater in the early 1970s. Over the years more than a dozen of her plays were staged in prominent houses.”
How Rock Climbing Is Just Like Working In The Theatre
Belaying? Rope? Physics? Stagehands have it covered.
New Hollywood Employees: Drones
“The Motion Picture Association of America is pressing the federal government to legalize Unmanned Aerial Vehicle use in the film industry.”
Bobby Burns Gets His Day (Or Rather, His Night)
“Before cutting and serving haggis, a designated guest first addresses it, reciting Burns’ poem of appreciation for the ‘Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race.'”
Idea: A New Music Conference – Without Too Much Music
“While concerts themselves are a great way for us to communicate with each other musically (as well as with a general audience), opportunities for performers, composers, or both (depending on the topic) to explore and debate amongst one another in a safe environment is healthy, necessary, and all too rare.”
Sounds We Can’t Hear Anymore, Except On Our Computers
“In a sense, each time you listen to a piece of music, a podcast, or whatever else, you are reviving a lost sound.”
Yes, Yes, Shakespeare Makes Us Human – So Says A New TV Series
“Because the plays continually require inquiry, and because they touch on so much of what it means to be human, their study can make as good a moral, philosophical or spiritual education as might possibly be had.”
What It’s Like To Dance In A Legendary Dance Company
“It’s like those videos you see of older tai chi masters pushing a young student across the room by barely moving. All those women have incredible history in their bodies.”