“The Get Scotland Dancing initiative has been set up by the Scottish Government to encourage more people to take up healthier activities.”
Tag: 08.04.11
At The Ailey Dance Camp In Berkeley
“Some [students] are shy, some are less coordinated, but all of them seem galvanized by Mama Naomi’s driving patter. A warm, maternal presence, she nevertheless is a taskmaster and has the whole group down on the floor executing relentless patterns of crunches.”
We’re A Hot Mess: The Human Body’s Cells Don’t Communicate So Well
“Despite eons of mingling inside our cells, gene networks we’ve inherited from primitive, singled-celled ancestors have stayed separate. Our cells remain chimeras, a hybrid fusion of unrelated creatures.”
Philadelphia Arts Festival-As-Economic-Engine
“The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, which turned venues across the city into a mosaic of Paris-related exhibitions, performances, screenings, and talks during the spring, exceeded the expectations of its organizers, attracting 404,600 visitors to 135 events and generating $55.74 million in economic activity, according to an independent study just released.”
National Theatres Everywhere (So How’s It Going?)
“The notion that British theatre is ruled from the South Bank – or the West End – is now, supposedly, a thing of the past. So how is everyone getting along? What are they learning from each other? Have they succeeded in reconfiguring the theatrical landscape? And just how many national theatres does one nation need?”
Ballet San Jose May Drop Fall Performances
“For the first time in decades, Ballet San Jose, a company known as much for its perseverance as for its innovative performances, is unlikely to stage a ballet this fall, and will probably begin its season with December’s traditional performances of The Nutcracker.”
London Has Pub Theatre – Why Can’t You Find It In New York?
“Why can’t New York get the hang of cocktails before comedy? Isn’t it time we put the ‘dram’ back in drama? Perhaps we ought to remember that the US has a history of banning both booze and theatre.”
Orange County PAC’s $10 Ticket Program And The ‘Forrest Gump Principle’
“The Segerstrom Center for the Arts plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary season by selling 10,000 tickets to assorted events for just $10, in a discount program dubbed ‘Access for All’.” The promotion uses what the LA Times calls the Forrest Gump principle: “these discounts are like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna get.”
London’s Globe Theatre Plans To Add A Roof
“Hardy theatregoers who have stood patiently to watch rain-soaked summer performances at the Globe theatre in London will welcome plans for a new Jacobean-style theatre on the South Bank – with that latest theatrical innovation of the Bard’s day, a roof.”
Why Isn’t Booing Acceptable At The Theatre?
“If we hear booing at the opera, why don’t we hear it at the theater? And — dare I ask — should we?”