“Many audience members didn’t take a class in how to give constructive criticism. Add to that the complete lack of self-awareness, a tendency towards jaw jacking, and an almost manic need to engage, and you have a disaster in action.”
Tag: 05.08.15
Nepal’s Only National Art Collection In Deep Jeopardy After Earthquake
“The country’s only permanent art collection is stuck in NAFA’s badly damaged neoclassical building, which dates from the 1930s and may collapse at any moment.”
How The Cincinnati Symphony Engineered Its Great Turnaround
“I believe that we can make the claim that we are the great success story of American orchestras,” orchestra president Trey Devey told the audience in Music Hall on Thursday.
Why Female Comic Book Superheroes Look Like Porn Stars
“Maybe it’s not possible to create reasonable female comic-book superheroes, since their origins are so tangled up with magazines for men. True, they’re not much more ridiculous than male superheroes. But they’re all ridiculous in the same way.”
How Dance Lives In Iran Through YouTube
“A new film set in Iran celebrates freedom of expression through rhythm. Desert Dancer tells the true story of a group of friends who studied YouTube videos for tips on technique in a country where dancing in public is banned.”
Banning A Critic From A Show Never Works Anyway (Says Another Theater Critic)
Mark Shenton allows as how a banned critic will probably get to see the show somehow and write about it anyway.